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General Discussion => Prototype Railroads: News, Photos, Research => Topic started by: C855B on July 01, 2017, 07:49:37 PM

Title: Carbon Black Hoppers in the Wild
Post by: C855B on July 01, 2017, 07:49:37 PM

So much for my not seeing any in our town. Passed through a half-hour ago:

(http://www.everywherewest.com/survey170701_180344.jpg)

At the front, they're most likely to be dropped-off at the interchange track with the Evansville Western, picked-up by the EWRR, hauled 10 miles to their interchange with the UP in Mt. Vernon, eventually making it to Continental Tire in south Mt. Vernon. Heckuva way to run a railroad. :|

Title: Re: Carbon Black Hoppers in the Wild
Post by: learmoia on July 01, 2017, 11:40:36 PM

Quote from: C855B on July 01, 2017, 07:49:37 PM

At the front, they're most likely to be dropped-off at the interchange track with the Evansville Western, picked-up by the EWRR, hauled 10 miles to their interchange with the UP in Mt. Vernon, eventually making it to Continental Tire in south Mt. Vernon. Heckuva way to run a railroad. :|

Probably cheaper for the customer than BNSF direct to UP Interchange..

Title: Re: Carbon Black Hoppers in the Wild
Post by: Mark5 on July 02, 2017, 10:58:49 AM

This is a good reference for Carbon Black photos and info:

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/other_cars/carbon_black.htm

Also, I posted this in the Scale Trains announcement thread, but relevant here I think:

I've been trying to find a way to get some of these on my roster.

My layout is 1975, so the S-T 5750 is too new. But I see that Sid Richardson also got 5750s from Thrall in 1971 and 1975.

http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/other_cars/srcx_cars/index.htm

The 1975 Cars are reasonably similar to the S-T Thrall 5750s at a glance:

http://www.krunk.org/~joeshaw/pics/pvt-cvd-hop/srcx/srcx870-1.jpg (Joe Shaw photo, Salem VA)

(I ordered some and will re-number to 1975 series)

NOTE TO NORFOLK SOUTHERN modelers - these are/were common in Southwest Virginia.

Mark

Title: Re: Carbon Black Hoppers in the Wild
Post by: Robbman on July 03, 2017, 04:37:40 PM

Quote from: Mark5 on July 02, 2017, 10:58:49 AM

NOTE TO NORFOLK SOUTHERN modelers - these are/were common in Southwest Virginia.

MUCH more common now...Mohawk built the tire plant in Salem in 1968, served off the Catawba Branch.  The early 80s recession almost shut it down.  Yokohama bought Mohawk in 1989, invested 80 million in the plant and formally restarted operation in 1990, and they havent looked back... they've produced over 80 million tires since then.

Title: Re: Carbon Black Hoppers in the Wild
Post by: Ike the BN Freak on July 04, 2017, 02:13:16 AM

Anyone know if these cars ventured up into the PNW?