SE Pulpwood Car Questions

[ljudice]

Some questions driving me nuts...

- I've found some photos of CSXT pulpwood cars similar to the Atlas model. They are converted for use in MOW Track panel service. However, they are holding track panels - with some room to spare - which means the decks must be more than 39' feet long (the length of a track panel). I am assuming that the Atlas model must be a foobie or did a CSX component bring along some longer cars - or were they stretched?

Also...  I am coming up at a loss finding any photos of any CSXT or CSXT component railroad owning 54' GSC flatcars.  This is pretty unbelievable...  You would expect to find them in MOW service, but most of the cars you see tend to be either SIECO (or other mfg cars similar to the Walthers model) with cut down bulkheads or various riveted side cars that appear to be actually 50' long.  Anyone know for sure?

thx...

[Mark5]

Did Atlas release the "new" version of the pulpwood in CSX?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1750941

I suspect that the ones you see on the real CSX are newer cars than the Atlas proto, which looks to be a 50s 60s design.

http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/npulpwood.htm

This SCL car looks pretty long:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=63178

What gets confusing to me sometimes is that similar cars were used by some roads for wallboard.

Mark

[ljudice]

Here's the weird car I'm talking about:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1201953


Looks like the car Atlas did - but definitely longer!

Those other cars I don't think have been done in N. The SIECO cars from Walthers
have tapered bulkhead ends, not straight ones...

[Robbman]

which means the decks must be more than 39' feet long (the length of a track panel).

thx...

Have you confirmed that the track panels CSX uses are indeed 39'?

[ljudice]

Good question - but also note the car has bulkheads slightly taller than the Atlas car - which overall makes it look "right" without the rail loads.

I am pretty sure track panels are 39' though...

[ljudice]

I found Dave Casdorph's CSXT 1989 Review - and it had a section on pulpwood cars.

Those GSC cars are 45' IL - which leave three feet or so on either side of the track panels. They are ex-ACL.