CSX Ballast Train

[Anonymous]

Okay, I posted this in the modeling section and I'm getting nothing and I figured it'd probably do better here.



I am planning to build a CSX Ballast train. I know that in modern days they use C30-7's/C36-7's. I model around the time of 2000, and I know the MOW locomotives were still going then, but they had received the Conrail locomotives by then. My first question stems from this: What type of locomotives did they use for ballast trains around 2000?

My second question is simple: Does anybody have any helpful hints or pictures?

I know that using a Roundhouse 2 bay cement hopper and an Athearn 2 bay coal hopper comes close with some slight modifications. Also, Walthers has had two runs of CSX ballast hoppers, and I have the first four. I cannot find the second three-pack, but I should soon as it is a new run. My third question is what were the prototype hoppers that CSX used to make their ballast hoppers, excluding the, uh, Walthers type? Roundhouse and Atlas also make ballast hoppers, but I have not seen any CSX ballast hoppers of the Atlas style. The type that the Roundhouse hoppers seem to be run on short ballast trains[?]But not on the long, 30-some unit trains like I am speaking of.

Any information is greatly appreciated.



I hope I'm not being redundant, but I really need help. Thanks!

[ericsp]

I don't know anything about what the hoppers look like (have you tried some CSX railfan sites?). I would guess that CSX uses whatever locomotives are convenient for ballast trains, that is probably why they no longer have dedicated MOW locomotives.

Maybe he will eventually get something on the MOW page.
http://www.csxfan.railfan.net/
http://www.csxfan.railfan.net/freightcars/MoW/mow1.htm

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/csx/csx.html

[csxengineer98]

well... alot depends on how big the train is... but alot of times... MOW trains get mother and slug sets...or -7 GEs... but once in a while..a larger train will get bigger power...alot of it has to do with what the power buro has laying around to give to the MOW train...
csx engineer