Amtrak Ballast Cars

[CMStPnP]

Ballast cars pass in a NS freight.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idOHxrLg4Wo

 

[Overmod]

Solid block of what looked like well over 120 Herzog ballast cars went north on the ex-IC at Aulon last night.  I'd have counted them if I'd realized how long the train's consist would be.

[Lithonia Operator]

I couldn't quite tell. Did the hoppers carry the AMTK reporting mark?

[rdamon]

Lithonia Operator

I couldn't quite tell. Did the hoppers carry the AMTK reporting mark?

 

Yes

 

Is there a reason why they are smaller than the ones Herzog uses?  

Is this for use in tunnels?

 

[Gramp]

Nice to see untagged cars.  Suppose that won't last long.