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New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« on: May 31, 2016, 12:14:22 PM »
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We just posted our latest announcement of 14-Panel Hoppers in N. Check them out here:  http://www.bluford-shops.com/bluford_93_023.htm

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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2016, 12:38:33 PM »
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That P&LE car is cool.

What's the date on that? Does it say 76?

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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2016, 01:04:46 PM »
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Any of the BN or CSX cars still plying the rails in those schemes under lots of grime and rust?
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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2016, 01:29:46 PM »
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Hmm... too much popularity... the Bluford site seems to be down.  1:30 PM.

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Any of the BN or CSX cars still plying the rails in those schemes under lots of grime and rust?

I highly doubt it... they would have reached their age limit by the mid-2000s and their size wouldn't loan itself to being rebuilt since larger cars are now the norm.

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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2016, 05:21:53 PM »
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That P&LE car is cool.

What's the date on that? Does it say 76?
The reweigh date on the P&LE car is March of 1970.

The BN cars were repainted completely so they were clean until they weren't. As for the CSXT patch cars, the ex-Chessie car would have had modest weathering with clean patches and new numbers. The ex-Western of Alabama cars had heavier weathering when they received their CSXT patches. In the CSX era, these cars were not in coal service, instead moving gravel and discarded ties.

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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2016, 08:25:45 PM »
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What, no Durham & Southern love?

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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
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Re: New Bluford Shops 14-Panel Hoppers!
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 12:22:31 PM »
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Wow!!!  Thanks so much... didn't know it was out.