Western Railroad Discussion > Whats the story on all the covered gondola cars

The image on the Dunsmuir RailCam at 12:52pm shows a train of gondola cars with a cover over them. Im sure its some dirty dirt thing but Ive never seen them like this.

Good Question PBob. Those do not look like Dirty Dirt cars to me.
How many were there ?

DaveL

This type of train has been through there before...no idea what it is. Maybe some re-route from the Blue Mtn. line?

Adam

Probably a OVWWO reroute off the La Grande sub derailment yesterday headed back to Wendover, UT

NWRailfan Wrote:
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> Probably a OVWWO reroute off the La Grande sub
> derailment yesterday headed back to Wendover, UT


Empty copper concentrate train. The loaded train runs from Wendover, NV to the Port of Vancouver, WA.


Allen

Trucked over the hill from Ely because the NN isn't running to Shafter, lately, anymore.

Out

Not necessarily related to the derailment, these trains often originate on Sunday nights out of Vancouver & run South on the Brooklyn Sub Monday morning. This timing would put them through Dunsmuir overnight, which is why the camera & Bob aren't catching them...apparently in this case the Cascade Sub derailment set the train back.

NWRailfan Wrote:
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> Probably a OVWWO reroute off the La Grande sub
> derailment yesterday headed back to Wendover, UT