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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal ...but there were two Ballast Express C36-7's...[/quote] Right, and ever since the takeover CSX has added their own "Ballast Express" letters to the C36-7's. Oh, and I beleive they cut a deal with Norfolk Southern, so CSX ended up with quite a few C36-7's. Boy, they sure are going to be fun to model[xx(] The C32-8's, Mikesaw, as you may well know, were usually connected to ballast trains, although I have seen pictures where they served freight duty. The trains usually consisted of two locomotives, and a long string of hoppers, varying from ballast hoppers to aggregate hoppers converted to ballast service. If you look on eBay, periodically there are custom C32-8's that people will sell. Generally, depending on how fine the detail is and how good the paint job is, they will range anywhere from $45-$200. Trust me, I watch these in anticipation of bidding(never happens]:D]). Why they chose C32-8's for ballast service I will never know. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the C39-8's, seen on NS (shooting balls of fire into the air [:D][(-D][wow][yeah][tdn][:-^]), are much like the C32-8's, body-wise anyway. Historical accuracy not guaranteed to be 100%. That's where everybody else comes in: correct my mistakes!
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