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Date: 08/28/19 23:07
PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: bakersfielddave

this car RFMX 464531 seen on 35A today westbound for somewhere 

locos up front were  9191-9180-9692-7281

i have not seen any PC painted cars in a long while anywhere

this must be one of a few survivors still out there , painted between 1968 and 1976 ?

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Date: 08/28/19 23:29
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: pt199

I thought these freight cars had a 40 year life, that would have put it up for scrap
in 2016 or before. Anyway thats a cool find.

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Date: 08/28/19 23:57
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: bakersfielddave

yes, i wonder if it was carrying anything or just going for scrap somwhereit

looking at the top right painted white, it is the PC worm logo i guess..not sure what that is on the top left..Conrail ?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/19 23:59 by bakersfielddave.

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Date: 08/29/19 04:47
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: ns1000

Conrail symbol...

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Date: 08/29/19 06:50
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: md

looks funny, almost as if someone painted the word penn central

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Date: 08/29/19 09:37
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: CSX602

Info from rrpicturearchives...  RFMX 464531 is ex-BN 464531 exx-CR/PC 890013. 
Car was among order of PS4785s built for PC in early 1972.
It looks about the same as it did in 2007 through 2014: 
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsPicture.aspx?id=246781
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4032683

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Date: 08/29/19 13:37
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: kevink

I saw a pair of similar cars on the St. Croix Valley RR in Minnesota in 2015:
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,3867352,3867354#3867354

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Date: 08/29/19 17:41
Re: PC hopper seen at the curve
Author: toledopatch

pt199 Wrote:
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> I thought these freight cars had a 40 year life,
> that would have put it up for scrap
> in 2016 or before. Anyway thats a cool find.

FRA 10-year extensions apparently are not hard to get.
 

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