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
Living the dream.
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.