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It has been 2 years since I really looked at frac sand hoppers. They are getting more modern, and there's a large variety even in one 'unit train'. An eastbound loaded train is coming in to Wisconsin Rapids in May, 2018
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And turning North around the curve at 25th Avenue.
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(The big paper mill is on the horizon) .
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They are all the same length and have 2 unloading bays on the bottom, but their tops sure are different. .
One source for seeing the car owners is by the reporting mark, a list is on
P and W RR club list of rail reporting marks and see the alpabet index on the bottom of that page.
| 5 hatches on a PMRX Progress Metal Reclamation Company |
| 5 hatches on an SCYX. Wells Fargo Rail Corp. |
| 3 hatches on an NAHX, also Wells Fargo Rail Corp. |
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3 hatches on a rib side, but this is more modern than last century's Pullman Standard PS-2. It's also a PMRX |
| 3 hatches, CEFX |
| 3 hatches, SHQX American Railcar Industries |
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Many cars have red hand grabs on top. Two corners have ladders, 2 don't, and there is a red label that is upside down so it can be read from above: CAUTION NO SIDE LADDER |
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There are piles of spilled sand from parked trains.
I wonder if some cars have empty compartments when they get to Texas?
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This page was wrote in June, 2018; and everything is now a lot greener than it was in May.
