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Eastern Railroad Discussion > A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGADate: 05/20/20 17:45 A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: WLE2679 We haven't taken any train photos since late Feb, so my dad and I went to Berea for a bit today. CSX was closed down at the time for trackwork.
An empty work-rail train heads west with an SD60E and some older boxcars. More Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/20 17:46 by WLE2679. Date: 05/20/20 17:53 Re: A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: WLE2679 Date: 05/20/20 17:58 Re: A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: WLE2679 Date: 05/20/20 21:04 Re: A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: Espee2019 For box cars produced over a fairly long period, it was pretty safe with a view angle like this to count the roof panels in profile-- 12 on this one (40') vs. 15 for a 50'
WLE2679 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure if this is a 40 footer? 206 sneaks > up on us. > > More Date: 05/21/20 07:47 Re: A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: bluesboyst Why did they do away with 40 footers? Couldn't they be useful for smaller loads to a consignee?
Date: 05/21/20 09:08 Re: A few from Berea Ohio today-old boxcars and NS 8025 MGA Author: djd83 bluesboyst Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Why did they do away with 40 footers? Couldn't > they be useful for smaller loads to a consignee? Technically yes, but: 1. Railroads are trying to do away with these small customers. 2. The continual cost of running a 40ft box vs. a 50/60ft box is negligible. Might as well go with the more useful bigger box. 3. These customers are likely better served by truck/intermodal. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/20 09:09 by djd83. |