What would they carry with covers?
Much more information is needed. If they're fiberglass covers, probably "dirty dirt". If they're steel covers, possibly coil steel or another commodity requiring protection.Do you have a reporting mark and number?
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Well, they could be in protein service (Link). Were they refurbished - they could be in C&D, MSW or contaminated 'dirty dirt' service.Maybe flat stock steel service (not coil steel service - although maybe that could be true, I think the majority of that goes in coil cars).
Lacking context as to location, etc., non-ferrous ore concentrate is a common service that requires fiberglass covers.
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What about coal ash Riverbend steam station hauled out ash to a landfield with gons with covers.
Russell
Mwcx 200391 white cover carl
What is dirty dirt and where would it be sent to?
I think they are refurbished cars
chutton01 Well, they could be in protein service (Link). Were they refurbished - they could be in C&D, MSW or contaminated 'dirty dirt' service.Maybe flat stock steel service (not coil steel service - although maybe that could be true, I think the majority of that goes in coil cars).
I think that chutton01 is pretty close on in his description of the covered gons that transit through this area (So.Cntrl. Ks.) on a fairly regular basis....The link he provided shows a 'converted' covered 'bathtub-style' still in BN paint (old)....
Here is a link to a kato brand model covered hopper chutton01 described @ https://katousa.com/N/Bethgon/ProteinGondolaRender1.jpg
I have been told; they are 'protine' [animal feed suplement] cars they come though this area, going westbound [loaded], and return empty, going northbound [towards Wichita]. The loaded trains will, generally, include 3 or 4 loaded tank cars {some sort of liquid supplement?}. Returning empty, they seem to be combined into a 'doubled' [5K'+ train of emptys(?), and a half dozen (+,-) tank cars.
Their origin seems to be north of Kansas City area (?). Central Illinois,maybe(?) Destination, I think is Tx. or some very,large, feeder operation, (unknown location).
Their covers are a 'white' colored canvas(?). I suspect they are converted from they types of 'bathtub' gons; possibly, that were in some power-plant coal delivery service. And have been converted to their current use { the top rail configurations have been slightly altered, and always seem to remain covered, empty or loaded ?
Rambo2 What is dirty dirt and where would it be sent to?
Thank you for the number information. MWCX 200391 is part of a series of 131 covered gondolas built (not reconditioned) with fiberglass covers (series limits are 200387-200517). They have been around for a little while, having been built by the Greenbrier Companies between 9/14 and 1/15.Those are fiberglass covers, not adding much to the weight of the car. I'm still going with the "dirty dirt" as their cargo.
There were several in a CN train heading north through here the other day. Black gons with white covers. It was interesting because they looked brand new with no tagging. They were mixed in with coil cars. My thought was maybe they were in steel service heading to the steel mill up in Sault Ste. Marie.
cv_acr Lacking context as to location, etc., non-ferrous ore concentrate is a common service that requires fiberglass covers.
Considering that the OP saw these cars in a train from northern Ontario, this is the most likely answer. Covered gondolas carrying copper, zinc or other ore concentrates originate daily from mines in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
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I'm new on here and don't usually participate in forums but, The Paducah and Louisville Railway serves the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. There is currently a contractor working to decommission the plant taking down buildings and removing contaminated soil and equipment. They are using like new gondola's with white fiberglass tops. The tops are manufactured here in Paducah and put on the gons on a team track in north yard. A P&L xtra job usually takes about 10 or so gons to the plant and picks up the loads turning them over to the CN.
Dalhart,TX is the destination for the protein gondolas
https://goo.gl/maps/52xCkjDR28Sfy4Bd8
On Saturday, May 2nd This BNSF train passed throughL: It was all covered gons with the exception of a half-dozen liquid tankers on the rear, in front of the DPU.
Here are some Car ID's &### SBTX 33031/ SBTX 33072
CRTX- ?
CGPX 1732/ 1615
TILX ?
There were also a number of BN painted (Green Logo areas) in the train, same canvas covers, and modifications as the ones listed above.
They regularly transit this area(W Bnd) loaded, and return empty via Wichita (N or E Bnd) as trains that appear to be doubled up in length; ie: twice as long as they were when loaded(?).
Rambo2, located in NE Wisconsin.
Welcome, Palljohn! Nice observation!Could you possibly provide me with some reporting marks and number(s) off those gons you're seeing? Want to see whether they're also new.
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