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Viewing Album:  Coal hoppers and gons
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1976 - 11/14/2018
Album Info:This album includes cars used to carry coal, as well as open hoppers that once carried coal, but may now be used in MOW service.
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Ancient history
Title:  Ancient history
Description:  A Virginian coal hopper passes through Forest Hill/75th St in Chicago. Merged road power may get repainted in a few years, but rolling stock seems to go on forever. Its been 25 years since N&W took over the Virginian, yet still there are hoppers running around in VGN garb.
Photo Date:  3/22/1984  Upload Date: 5/17/2014 3:14:15 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  788   Comments: 1
Two VGN cars on this train
Title:  Two VGN cars on this train
Description:  This coal train on the connecting track from the Belt Railway to the B&OCT had at least two of these Virginian cars, 25 years after the N&W merger.
Photo Date:  3/22/1984  Upload Date: 5/17/2014 3:15:42 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  984   Comments: 1
Classic
Title:  Classic
Description:  This Pennsy hopper was at Fremont being interchanged to the LIRR-in 1988.
Photo Date:  6/14/1988  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 3:06:38 AM
Location:  Fresh Pond, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard
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Views:  231   Comments: 1
Endless hoppers
Title:  Endless hoppers
Description:  A string of hoppers on PLMT roll into Belden Tunnel.
Photo Date:  4/2/1989  Upload Date: 10/11/2015 4:06:34 AM
Location:  Tunnel, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel,Signal,Action
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Views:  161   Comments: 1
On the cloudy side of the street
Title:  On the cloudy side of the street
Description:  WAIT 2 has a block of empty coal hoppers rolling down the street on a cloudy day in Ithaca. It will take 15 minutes for the traffic to clear. Note the Greyhound at left. It is about to make its Ithaca stop, ironically at the old DLW station(yes, the DLW went to Ithaca), a small portion of which is seen at far right.
Photo Date:  4/11/1989  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 4:19:30 AM
Location:  Ithaca, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  312   Comments: 1
Fallen flag hopper
Title:  Fallen flag hopper
Description:  Pittsbugh & Shawmut sent a lot of coal to NYSEG from mines on its railroad in western PA, and these cars were a common sight in the Southern Tier. This XWB train to West Brownsville had a good number, including this one, crossing the PRR Buffalo Line at Olean.
Photo Date:  3/24/1990  Upload Date: 12/28/2015 4:01:25 AM
Location:  Olean, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  390   Comments: 1
Still around
Title:  Still around
Description:  EL took an order of hoppers from Greenville in the early 70s, some of which were still knocking around in MOW service into the new millenium. I caught one in Hornell in July o f 2001
Photo Date:  7/15/2001  Upload Date: 10/27/2013 2:51:34 AM
Location:  Hornell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  155   Comments: 1
Survivors
Title:  Survivors
Description:  A pair of EL Greenville Car hoppers from 1972 are still in MOW service in the 21st Century. Seen on 40T at Endicott, always good to see the home flag still flying.
Photo Date:  11/13/2003  Upload Date: 6/16/2016 3:06:25 AM
Location:  Endicott, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  162   Comments: 1
SOO hopper
Title:  SOO hopper
Description:  These cars were becoming unusual by this time. This one is in train 10T, the CP train that handled Binghamton-Buffalo cars on the days 39T didnt run.
Photo Date:  4/9/2006  Upload Date: 9/28/2016 3:29:44 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  202   Comments: 1
BL&E hopper
Title:  BL&E hopper
Description:  I caught a southbound hopper train on the old IC which had a number of BLE cars. This was one. Note the CN website is stenciled on the far end of the car.
Photo Date:  7/22/2014  Upload Date: 8/27/2014 2:50:56 AM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  191   Comments: 1
Green hopper
Title:  Green hopper
Description:  This B&LE car was in a southbound IC train.
Photo Date:  7/22/2014  Upload Date: 8/27/2014 2:52:13 AM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  227   Comments: 0
Interesting reporting marks
Title:  Interesting reporting marks
Description:  The Chicago Central was a spin off of the ICs Iowa Division back in the 1980s that IC/CN reacquired. This new looking car has CC reporting marks, an odd turn all these years later.
Photo Date:  7/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/1/2014 2:54:43 AM
Location:  Tolono, IL
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  264   Comments: 0
Dual citizenship
Title:  Dual citizenship
Description:  This FURX gon had a previous life in Canada, judging by the lettering.
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/28/2014 2:57:37 AM
Location:  Westville, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  224   Comments: 0
Coal hopper
Title:  Coal hopper
Description:  A JHMX car rolls through Santa Fe Jct headed north. This cfr is owned by Alabama Power.
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 3:00:46 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  168   Comments: 0
Coal hopper
Title:  Coal hopper
Description:  Another Alabama Power car at BN Crossing
Photo Date:  10/18/2014  Upload Date: 11/5/2014 3:04:19 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
Gotta like the number
Title:  Gotta like the number
Description:  I was waiting for the crew on this train to swap with the northbound in Dorsey siding, and noticed the number on the car.
Photo Date:  6/27/2016  Upload Date: 7/7/2016 2:53:44 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
TXUX gon
Title:  TXUX gon
Description:  I took some random shots of the cars on the southbound train that was passing. This is one of the 125 cars in that train.
Photo Date:  6/27/2016  Upload Date: 7/7/2016 2:55:19 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  170   Comments: 0
Another of a series
Title:  Another of a series
Description:  Another of the TXUX bathtub gons on a southbound just north of Dorsey.
Photo Date:  6/27/2016  Upload Date: 7/7/2016 2:57:15 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
Coal gon
Title:  Coal gon
Description:  This NORX(Northern Indiana Public Service) car was on its way back to Wyoming in a unit train.
Photo Date:  10/17/2016  Upload Date: 10/26/2016 5:00:56 AM
Location:  Gibbon, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  180   Comments: 0
NORX west from Indiana
Title:  NORX west from Indiana
Description:  An empty Northern Indiana Public Service car rolls west en route to Wyoming.
Photo Date:  10/17/2016  Upload Date: 10/26/2016 5:07:49 AM
Location:  Gibbon, NE
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
BNBX
Title:  BNBX
Description:  This BNBX(Greenbrier Management Services) coal hopper is on a southbound Entergy Arkansas coal train that is taking the connection from the old MKT to the MP.
Photo Date:  11/13/2016  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 4:02:14 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
ETRX coal hopper
Title:  ETRX coal hopper
Description:  This car was on a southbound that had come down on the MKT, and is now on the ex MP, having taken the connection there. Most of the cars on this train carried ETRX reporting marks, for Entergy Arkansas.
Photo Date:  11/13/2016  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 3:56:47 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
GGPX
Title:  GGPX
Description:  This GGPX(General American Transportation) coal hopper is southbound on a train that came down from KC on the ex MKT, now headed for Arkansas on the ex MP.
Photo Date:  11/13/2016  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 4:03:35 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  135   Comments: 0
BNSF coal gon
Title:  BNSF coal gon
Description:  This car was on a southbound that was made up of primarily GEMX(Wells Fargo Rail Corp) cars, a reporting mark I had not seen before. Dont know if it was a spot move, or a TXUX train with different cars.
Photo Date:  2/23/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 4:44:41 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  153   Comments: 0
New car
Title:  New car
Description:  The car itself is not new, but the reporting marks are, belonging to Wells Fargo Rail Corp. This train was southbound behind BNSF power, and did not have any of the TXUX cars I usually see. It was mostly GEMX cars.
Photo Date:  2/23/2017  Upload Date: 3/2/2017 5:02:48 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
Coal hopper
Title:  Coal hopper
Description:  This car was in a southbound loaded train for the South Carolina Public Service Authority.
Photo Date:  3/23/2017  Upload Date: 3/31/2017 4:59:59 AM
Location:  Marietta, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  154   Comments: 0
Another NDYX car
Title:  Another NDYX car
Description:  This one is also on the southbound coal train.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:13:17 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  152   Comments: 0
Coal gon
Title:  Coal gon
Description:  This NDYX car was southbound on a 148 car train. The NDYX reporting mark also is a Wells Fargo car.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:08:39 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  138   Comments: 0
GE Railcar
Title:  GE Railcar
Description:  This southbound coal train on the KCS consisted of cars I had not seen here before, carrying GEMX reporting marks. A little research turned up GE Railcar Services as the owner. Dont know the destination.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:19:17 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  153   Comments: 0
GEMX
Title:  GEMX
Description:  Another of the GEMX cars on the southbound KCS train.
Photo Date:  1/31/2018  Upload Date: 2/5/2018 5:21:08 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  136   Comments: 0
South to Florida
Title:  South to Florida
Description:  An Orlando Utilities train came into Manchester and tied up, giving me good shots at the equipment.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:46:37 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  169   Comments: 1
Orlando bound
Title:  Orlando bound
Description:  An Orlando Utilities car sits at Manchester Ga while the train is tied down for a new crew.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:50:14 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  172   Comments: 1
For the birds
Title:  For the birds
Description:  The pigeons seem to like their perch on top of the coal pile in this Orlando Utilities car.
Photo Date:  9/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:53:09 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  165   Comments: 1
Georgia Power car
Title:  Georgia Power car
Description:  This car was on a unit train heading south at Dalton on CSX.
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:20:23 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  168   Comments: 1
Georgia Power
Title:  Georgia Power
Description:  A car from another order of Georgia Power cars.
Photo Date:  9/17/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:22:46 AM
Location:  Dalton, GA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  171   Comments: 1
BN car
Title:  BN car
Description:  Seems like there are not many of these, at least that we see here, since the primary customers are American Electric Power and Texas Utilities, both of which have their own fleets. Occasionally we see trains of cars other than those, such as this one, composed mostly of BNSF and BN cars. This one is seen off the Ark 59 overpass.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:01:55 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  173   Comments: 1
BNSF car
Title:  BNSF car
Description:  The same train that had the BN car, had quite a few of these. Note the herald, from pre "swoosh" days.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:03:46 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  175   Comments: 1
BNSF car
Title:  BNSF car
Description:  A BNSF "swoosh" car rolls south with a load for Texas.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 5:20:36 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  163   Comments: 1
First Union car
Title:  First Union car
Description:  This northbound empty train had a number of these FURX cars in the consist, as well as a number of other lease fleet cars.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:09:01 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  167   Comments: 1
Lease car
Title:  Lease car
Description:  This Helm Leasing car was in a northbound empty train.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:26:45 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  166   Comments: 1
Lease hopper
Title:  Lease hopper
Description:  This Wells Fargo Rail car is on a northbound empty train.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:41:21 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  188   Comments: 1
Wells Fargo
Title:  Wells Fargo
Description:  Another Wells Fargo car from the rotary end.
Photo Date:  10/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:43:11 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  187   Comments: 2
BNSF car with a swoosh
Title:  BNSF car with a swoosh
Description:  Another BNSF gon rolling south on the KCS, this one with the "swoosh" herald.
Photo Date:  11/14/2018  Upload Date: 11/14/2018 4:06:23 AM
Location:  Sulphur Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  153   Comments: 1
TXUX car
Title:  TXUX car
Description:  An older TXUX car, not aluminum, rolls north on an empty train just north of Dorsey siding.
Photo Date:  11/1/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 5:18:43 AM
Location:  Gravette, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
TXUX gon
Title:  TXUX gon
Description:  This car was on a northbound empty train at North Gentry
Photo Date:  9/3/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 6:11:28 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  53   Comments: 1
TXUX coal gon
Title:  TXUX coal gon
Description:  Northbound on empty train
Photo Date:  9/3/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 6:13:37 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  44   Comments: 1
TXUX gon
Title:  TXUX gon
Description:  Northbound on empty train
Photo Date:  9/3/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 6:17:37 AM
Location:  Gentry, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  51   Comments: 1
Long train running
Title:  Long train running
Description:  A TXUX train rolls through Siloam Springs, its hoppers stretched out through the north end siding switch.
Photo Date:  11/5/2020  Upload Date: 11/24/2020 4:58:43 AM
Location:  Siloam Springs, AR
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Action
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Views:  36   Comments: 1
Snaking through the switch
Title:  Snaking through the switch
Description:  The great thing about unit trains is the way they look when taking a switch or a reverse curve. Here we have a northbound empty TXUX train taking the siding at Stilwell, for what will be a rolling meet with a southbound Q train.
Photo Date:  11/12/2020  Upload Date: 11/24/2020 5:12:39 AM
Location:  Stilwell, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Action
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Views:  38   Comments: 1
San Antonio coal
Title:  San Antonio coal
Description:  This SATX car was on a northbound empty train headed back to Wyoming for more coal to feed the City Public Service Board of San Antonio.
Photo Date:  4/11/2021  Upload Date: 4/15/2021 5:29:09 AM
Location:  Wagoner, OK
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  73   Comments: 1

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