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CSX Ethanol Train Origin/Destinations Help?
« on: February 27, 2010, 05:49:28 PM »
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While railfanning in St. Denis on Tuesday, the 23rd of February, I caught three CSX empty ethanol trains heading west. Does anyone know the origins and destinations for the following CSX trains symbols?

K497
K479
K481

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Re: CSX Ethanol Train Origin/Destinations Help?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 06:23:07 PM »
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Based on this .. Chicago - Baltimore would be good candidates

http://www.csx.com/share/customers/ag/docs/Ethanol_Production_Facilities-REF21725.pdf

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Re: CSX Ethanol Train Origin/Destinations Help?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2010, 08:58:21 PM »
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Three in one day is kind of unusual.  Haven't seen one in over 2 months.  And from my railfanning friends at St Denis - yes, Chicago to Baltimore.  I'm understand that one also goes to Phila.

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Re: CSX Ethanol Train Origin/Destinations Help?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 07:30:29 PM »
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John, thanks for the map. I thought the first train might be from Baltimore, but the other two had run-through feels to them as they sat at Landsdowne for recrews for almost an hour. You were corect on the Chicago destination. Here is the information I got from someone on another forum for future reference:

K497 - Oak Island to Chicago/CN
K479 - Oak Island to Bensenville/CP
K481 - Oak Island to Chicago/ICE

Bob, the ethanol trains that go through St. Denis bound for SMS at the Pureland Industrial Center are K420 through K435.
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