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I could be wrong, but I don't think the ex-CoalTainers are going to Bradshaw. To the best of my knowledge, the Smith Gap Landfill is for use only by the City of Roanoke and Roanoke County. The Waste Line Express, operated over NS from the transfer station on Hollins Rd., just east of the former East Roanoke Shops, carries county and city waste Monday through Friday to the landfill.
 
As Gordon mentioned, the WLE cars are  emptied by by a rotary dumper. I know of no other means of emptying any other type of cars there.
 
I do know that some years ago cars from Jersey came down the Valley to Roanoke, then went east to a landfill somewhere on the Norfolk Division. The current timetable lists Atlantic Waste Industrial Lead near Waverly, VA.
 
My guess is that they are going east to another landfill.
 
Actually, I saw the same cars that Gordon saw today. This was about 4:45 this evening, and they appeared to be on the head end of an eastbound, hanging east out of the Forwarding Yard at Park St.
 
Jeff Sanders
 
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You know guys, containers and shipping data are covered in a JANE’s publication that is produced for logistics people around the world to use as a reference.  This is very similar to the ICC Car classification car registry book in that a whole lot of information is provided so that the shipper can select the right way to ship his products.  See JANE’s Publications for the book info.  
 
Gary Rolih 
 


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Russ,

 

Thanks for the info.  I suspected that the landfill at Bradshaw (Smith Gap Landfill) could be the destination, but I am curious to see if anyone knows for certain.  If so I wonder how the "trashtainers" are unloaded.  The Waste Line Express cars are rotary dumped at the landfill, but I understand the "trashtainers" have an end gate and are designed to be raised at the opposite end to be unloaded like the bed of a dump truck.

 

Gordon Hamilton


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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 5:37 PM

Subject: RE: Trash containers

 
Gordon;
 
The CoalTainers have gone into trash service within the past decade. They come out of the NY/NJ - Philly area and go tovarious dump sites in the southeast. I've seen them on CSX Trash Trains through Richmond, VA. Since you saw the run west through Roanoke, I would suspect that they are headed to the waste containment facility in Bradshaw, VA, where the WasteLiners go.
 
David Casdorph; of Atlas and Freight Car Journal fame, just released a book on the Trash Containers of New Jersey, which is available through Atlas and Amazon, amongst others, I'm sure; was "featured" on a clip on Jimmy Fallon's late night show of books not on his "To Read" list. This book was subject including 4 or 5 others. The clip can be found on YouTube if anyone is interested. A link can be found on the Atlas HO model forum.
 
I did see a copy of the book at my local hobby shop over the weekend and looked through it. The CoalTainers are covered in this publication.

Regards,
Russ Goodwin
Buford, GA
 



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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:35:07 -0500
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At about 11:15 a.m. today I saw some of the small (apparently 20-foot) containers loaded six to a two-platform articulated flat car go west by the Roanoke Rail Cam. There were 16 cars toting 96 containers. Some were marked "CoalTainer," and I was previously told by some Mail Lister that they were trash containers from New Jersey, as I remember it (so, I suppose these are TrashTainers).  My question is, assuming they have trash in them, what is their destination?

 

Gordon Hamilton

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