I was watching a train video earlier and at the 7 minute 59 second point, I noticed some very long cars on the NS train carrying low grey containers with the word epic loaded what appeared to be stretched out spine cars of a sort. Have never seen these before. Can anyone tell me what these cars are? What the containers are for? Whats inside of them? Here is the video so ya'll can check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQzm9xaZCls
Thanks for any insight!
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
Trash / Waste / Contaiminated Dirt / Sludge containers - models of both the containers and articulated spine cars are available such as for N scale and on Shapeways for HO, among others.ETA: Forum thread about the prototype: Thread Link
BNSF UP and others modeler...Have never seen these before. Can anyone tell me what these cars are? What the containers are for? Whats inside of them?....
If you'd been trackside, the smell would have told you what was in them.
Wayne
BNSF UP and others modeler I was watching a train video earlier and at the 7 minute 59 second point, I noticed some very long cars on the NS train carrying low grey containers with the word epic loaded what appeared to be stretched out spine cars of a sort. Have never seen these before. Can anyone tell me what these cars are? What the containers are for? Whats inside of them? Here is the video so ya'll can check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQzm9xaZCls Thanks for any insight!
Deano
doctorwayne BNSF UP and others modeler ...Have never seen these before. Can anyone tell me what these cars are? What the containers are for? Whats inside of them?.... If you'd been trackside, the smell would have told you what was in them. Wayne
BNSF UP and others modeler ...Have never seen these before. Can anyone tell me what these cars are? What the containers are for? Whats inside of them?....
Well, NS doesn't really run where I live so, unless BNSF or UP pull them too, I would not have had a chance to "smell" them. Not that I'd want to anyway
And yes, I have been trackside before.
Thanks chutton01 for the links. Does anyone know where one might find an HO scale model of the spine car itself?
That's right down the road from me (well, not too far). I more or less live along that same line.
Conrail used to run a unit train of those trash cars out of Philadelphia. Caught it a few times at the east portal of Flat Rock tunnel while otherwises parked on the Schuylkill Expressway trying to get into the city.
Also was to the area where the quarry is, at the time they were reopenign it. It's on the very end of what used to be the W&N branch of the Reading.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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There were also similiar container that Norfolk Southern tried to use for coal.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2801020
Now they're also in trash service and are slightly different in shape and that they can't be double stacked. They're frequently mixed in with EPIC containers.
BNSF UP and others modelerWell, NS doesn't really run where I live so, unless BNSF or UP pull them too, I would not have had a chance to "smell" them. Not that I'd want to anyway
The BNSF does run trash trains from the Seattle area, to a landfill. It's a double stack train, the containers have tarps on the top. I think they are 48'
If you Google trash trains, you'll find'em.
The guy I bought the pneumatic bulk trailer from, in Shapeways, also makes EPIC containers. 3 different types.
For the spine car, I'm going to bash some Athearn fuel foiler cars.
The EPIC containers are 20' long.
Mike.
My You Tube
Yeah, I know about BNSF trash trains with 48' double stacks... I have some cars to model that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/18/small-alabama-town-raises-big-stink-abandoned-new-york-city-poop-train/527364002/
Dave
Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s
http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27
Yikes! I'm a diehard rivet counter and all, but I don't thing I'll go THAT far in my modeling. Too bad the railroad had to make itself a nuisance. Certainly doesn't encourage new train lovers.