Is a really interesting railroad to me. Seems like a ratehr unique operation.
But in my recent interest in per diem boxcars, I notice that they had several elaborately decorated boxcars of their own. I assumed they were per-diem cars, due to teh time period they were operating, but then I noticed many of the rare photos of the railroad in service showed these cars in use on home rails, and I know that they served two paper mills. So I'm starting to wonder if maybe they were bought not to cash in on theper diem craze, but just to ensure that a railroad as isolated as theirs would have a steady supply of boxcars on property.
Any thoughts or information?
(And of course, if anyone wants to discuss other aspects of this oddball , I'm up for that too.)
The Beaverton, Fanno Creek & Bull Mountain Railroad
"Ruby Line Service"
I believe the cars were acquired for on line business. Being at the end of a barge trip, probably not enough suitable box cars, or any at all, came their way.
The railroad only lasted a few years. I still see once in a while one of the boxcars, now with different reporting marks. I recall fairly recently seeing cars with SNC marks. After being dormant for 5 years, marks can be reused by someone else. I haven't searched for who is using said marks.
Jeff
The 2023 AAR reporting marks listing does not show anyone using the SNC reporting mark,
so for now it is unused by any railroad or company.
jeffhergertfter being dormant for 5 years, marks can be reused by someone else. I haven't searched for who is using said marks.
I thought those marks were being used by the now gone Saratoga & North Creek?
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5 of the 403 errors and counting...
The Seattle and North Coast lasted about 4 years with its demise precipitated by the loss of the carfloat slip at the Port of Seattle.
zugmann jeffhergert fter being dormant for 5 years, marks can be reused by someone else. I haven't searched for who is using said marks. I thought those marks were being used by the now gone Saratoga & North Creek?
jeffhergert fter being dormant for 5 years, marks can be reused by someone else. I haven't searched for who is using said marks.
Forgive me being sidetracked the last day or two. The mark shoyld've been SNCT, left off the T by mistake.
I did do a check and the Rail Linc website shows an updated list (dated March of 2023) with SNCT still being assigned to the Seattle and North Coast. This is highly unlikely. I forget the type of car I saw the marks on, but it wasn't one of the boxcars in SNCT paint. It seemed like a patch job.
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