Trough Train

[Anonymous]

What is the Trough Train???

[Anonymous]

I think you are referring to the "Potomac Eagle", a tourist train that operates out of Romney, West Virginia. Track is former B&O and follows the south branch of the Potomac River. A part of this river valley goes through a deep gorge which is called the "trough".

[Anonymous]

Or are you talking about the articulated gon unit train? It was owned by BN and that's all I know.

[dknelson]

The trough train was featured in MR a few years ago. I belive it is still running. It was a series of semi permanently coupled short coal gon bottom cars, maybe 12 or 14?, with 2 axles each like European freight cars. The cars were lettered A, B, C etc. One was on display about five years ago at Railroad Days in Galesburg -- I remember taking a picture of the "f" lettered car and inviting a friend over to see the slides I took of a "real neat F Unit on display at Railroad Days." Somehow he failed to get the humor .....
Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

A trough train is an articulated gon as was stated in annother post. It is similar to an articulated container (pig) car and the segments are labled in the same manner. Each segment is connected by flexible sides, creating one long hopper.