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Canadian Railroads > Sultran Cars in ChicagoDate: 04/19/15 12:25 Sultran Cars in Chicago Author: blueflag CN southbound manifest today had around 80 Sultran gondolas on the tail end. SULX 2117 is an example car. Don't know destination, but have never seen more than 1 or 2 of these cars together here on the CN Leithton Sub (ex EJE). Any clues to where these might be going? Too far away to tell if loads or empty, but would have to guess empty.
Jeff Eggert Plainfield IL Date: 04/20/15 07:03 Re: Sultran Cars in Chicago Author: rschonfelder Funny this should come up as i am looking at doing sulphur loads for my PWRS hoppers and was helped out by TO member Train611 with a photo. Sulphur cars are loaded roughly half height so do not expect to see it topping out like coal would.
Can't you tell if they are loaded or empty by listiening to the cars as they roll by? Also, look at the compression on the trucks springs. Rick Date: 04/20/15 16:33 Re: Sultran Cars in Chicago Author: blueflag Tried to discern by sound, but wasn't going fast enough to tell. Not as much pingy vibrations as empty aluminum coal cars, but these are steel. Too far too clearly see the springs
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