Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
MP173: <br />The short WC covered hoppers that you have seen are loaded with 3-M roof granules that have originated from their (3-M) Wausau,Wi plant. Most of them are heading toward GAF in Kremlin, WI, and other points where roofing shingles are manufactured. The easiest way to tell that they are loaded with roof granules, is to look on the sides for pieces of light green tape on both sides of a sheet of paper,and on it,will be the lettering of 3-M,and the color it is carrying.Most of them are loaded with black,red,green,gray,brown or tan colored granules. The CNW used the Thrall covered hoppers that they had for the same purpose,though now they are probably hauling clay,portland cement,and who knows what else. I have many pix of the CNW cars used at the 3-M plant in Wausau,Wi. I grew up and lived there for many years. As for the grade on Byron Hill,I'm not really sure,but I believe that it might be a 1% grade.I'll have to look at my vast collection of magazines that have covered many WC operations and such,to find out. Tonight I had one really nice treat from the CN.They brought in WC GP40 # 3026,which is the Sesquicentennial unit that shows the entire map of Wisconsin., gonna get pix of that baby!! If you get a chance,stop by the CNWHS booth at Trainfest next weekend,November 13 & 14, at the State Fairgrounds in Milwaukee. Hope to see you.[8D][:D] <br />Andrew
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag