hey sulphur train on csx where are you going?

[Anonymous]

What I find unique is that so many molten sulphur trains are powered by WC power.

The one Joe saw was, all the ones I've seen around here are, and if you go to railpictures.net and use "molten sulphur" as keywords, the largest percentage of your results will have WC power , even in states such as Florida, Alabama, tennessee, and Georgia.

I wonder if they do this (run through) to save time running the molten sulphur while it is hot??

And, I wonder what they do if a car full of that stuff 'freezes' back solid?

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by n_stephenson

I used to run Sulfur trains out of Chicago south towards Evansville and beyond. The trains that run that particular route were always destined to Lake City, FL. CSX crews would usually take the trains at Rockwell Yard (small yard east of Clearing on the BRC), or we'd get them at 59th st yard, OR at Barr Yard. Either the CP or CN would bring the train in, it would make its way south to FL and turn back around where we'd do it all over again. And, oh yes, that stuff does stink!

Does anyone have any idea why so much sulfur going to Lake City? It's been over 20 years since I was there, but I don't remember any major industry. Lake City is on the ex-SAL secondary main between Jacksonville and Tallahassee, so it's far north of the Bone Valley phosphate region east of Tampa.

[Mookie]

Wasn't that the rotten egg smell coming from the chemistry room in school?

[Anonymous]

I used to run Sulfur trains out of Chicago south towards Evansville and beyond. The trains that run that particular route were always destined to Lake City, FL. CSX crews would usually take the trains at Rockwell Yard (small yard east of Clearing on the BRC), or we'd get them at 59th st yard, OR at Barr Yard. Either the CP or CN would bring the train in, it would make its way south to FL and turn back around where we'd do it all over again. And, oh yes, that stuff does stink!

[Mookie]

Not to be confused with the Coors train that looks a lot like that with icky stuff on the tanker top and sides and probably tastes just about as bad.....

[JoeKoh]

Cw
it was headed east through Defiance but it could have headed south when it got to Deshler.
stay safe
Joe

[JoeKoh]

mookie
thats about it.its a unit train of tanker cars.all the cars have"molten sulfur" on the side.alot of industries use the stuff.
stay safe
Joe

[cherokee woman]

Mookie, tank cars with yuckie yellow stains running down the sides of the
tank cars. Definitely hazardous material.

Joe, if it was headed southwest, it might have been on it's way here to
our "Rubbertown" area, where we see all the sulphur cars.

[Mookie]

Joe: What does a "sulpher" train look like - just a lot of tankers with specific placards?

Mookie

[JoeKoh]

carl
thanks for the info.if it runs csx uses it for power.hope to see those come back through again.(hopefully with camera ready)
stay safe
joe

[trainboyH16-44]

Lucky! All we get on sulfer trains since 2000 is AC4400s and the occasional SD90. Just like almost everywhere else in north america.
trainboy

[CShaveRR]

We send a lot of sulfur to Hopewell, Virginia, routed there via both CSX and NS. That must be one yellow-looking town!

[JoeKoh]

Hi
was in the old neighboorhood mowing and what comes by?a sulphur train with a wisconsin central and grand trunk power leading the way.i couldnt grab a picture but I liked the power.it was going east through defiance at 845 am our time so heads up along csx tracks.happy hunting[8D]
stay safe
Joe