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CSX Surprise this morning

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CSX Surprise this morning
Posted by josephbw on Saturday, August 11, 2018 11:42 AM

I went to town to get some diesel for my tractor. The station is next to the CSX double track mainline (former Big 4 -  NYC line). As I was finishing up, a 3 engine train roared through town pulling a solid train of brand new loaded CSX coal hoppers. It's been years since I have seen a unit train of coal hoppers on that line. Hopefully that will continue. Big Smile

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, August 11, 2018 7:06 PM

That sounds neat... Could you tell if they were loaded? It sounds like they were since you called them coal hoppers.

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-Kevin

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Posted by josephbw on Saturday, August 11, 2018 9:16 PM
Yes they were all loaded with stoker or slightly larger grade of coal. It was westbound, possibly from Kentucky or West Virginia.

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