Roanoke Rail Cam--Containers

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Just saw some on the VMT cam; they were headed west with some mtys.

 

 

 

Craig Close      BORHS/C&A Live Steam

Balimer, Merlan

OK: Far West Catonsville

OR: Greater Oella

 

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I have seen a large number of small containers on trains passing the Roanoke
Rail Cam.  Six containers are on each two-platform, articulated cars, with
two tiers of containers at the coupler end of each platform and a single
container at the articulated end of each platform.  Most are stenciled
"EPIC" but some have what I can make out to be "COALTAINER."

 

Are these indeed coal containers?  Where are they loaded and where are they
destined, and why are containers used instead of hopper or gondola cars?

 

Gordon Hamilton

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