Western Railroad Discussion > CAEG Breast Cancer Coal Car

I've received note from my dad that Ameren has a coal car that's been special painted for breast cancer awareness (as I believe the messagecould be different but still on the subject to fighting breast cancer) I haven't seen it yet, but if any of you have, and have pictures of it, wouldn't mind seeing what it looks like to know if it's a Bethgon or 5 bay hopper.

The one I have seen was on the end of a West Labadie empty coa train. It was the UCEX2014. It is a 5 bay bottom dump hopper like the rest of the UCEX fleet.

Couldn't find a picture on the two freight-car sites I frequent. It's reassuring to know, though, that it's not one of those gons with the two large tubs...

Carl Shaver
Lombard, IL

Save the Tatas, burn coal?

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Ahh so it's a Hillcrst Coal car then than a Coffeen or Newton coal car. OK thanks for the correction on that.

Is this the car that you referring about? I shot it Sunday at East Menoken. I did not know anything about this car. It is the UCEX 2014.

I didn't know that this car was in the train. I was set up for a going away shot. For once, I kept my left eye open. I notice the pink, and I pulled the trigger. If I had known that this car was in the train, I would have turned around for several shots of it.

Hope that this is car that you wanted a view.

Gary A. Rich
Aurora, CO

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Pretty sure this is the car I saw when I was coming out of the St Louis Cardinals home opener on Monday. It was just ahead of the DPU waiting to cross the MacArthur bridge heading east. I only had my iPhone so I couldn't zoom in enough to get a good pic.