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Date: 07/25/14 11:44
CSX and Bnsf duo on a truck train through Lewistown Pa
Author: PRR-Lewistown

Was on a truck train eastbound couldnt make out train numbers csx facing east bnsf facing west got blocked out by a westbound good luck all!

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Date: 07/25/14 14:26
Re: CSX and Bnsf duo on a truck train through Lewistown
Author: NSClevelandLine

PRR-Lewistown Wrote:
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> Was on a truck train eastbound couldnt make out
> train numbers csx facing east bnsf facing west got
> blocked out by a westbound good luck all!


What is a "truck train"?

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Date: 07/25/14 14:31
Re: CSX and Bnsf duo on a truck train through Lewistown
Author: PRR-Lewistown

Double Stack; Containers

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Date: 07/25/14 14:32
Re: CSX and Bnsf duo on a truck train through Lewistown
Author: toledopatch

It's a throwback PRR term, originally referring to piggyback.

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Date: 07/25/14 14:51
Re: CSX and Bnsf duo on a truck train through Lewistown
Author: sscannella

PRR-Lewistown Wrote:
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> Was on a truck train eastbound couldnt make out
> train numbers csx facing east bnsf facing west got
> blocked out by a westbound good luck all!


Train was 26T, into Harrisburg Yd about 16:00, power was NS 9911, CSX 311, BNSF 4497.

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