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10/31/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: METRA
Type: Ballast Hopper
AAR Class: MWB: Ballast Cars. All descriptions of cars used for the purpose of carrying ballast for the laying of new right of way and repairs. The car used generally for this work is of the gondola type, with side or center dump.
AAR Type: M110
Detail Info:   Misc Cars

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Ballast/tie train
Title:  Ballast/tie train
Description:  This train was last in line leaving 179th Street Yard behind the MoW vehicles. There were 4-6 ballast cars and 3 flatcars with a tie crane for hauling away the old ties. The new ties are alongside the track, barely visible in this photo.
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:11:26 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  NIRC 4(SW1500)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Metra ballast cars
Title:  Metra ballast cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:12:10 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  167   Comments: 0
METX 2524
Title:  METX 2524
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/29/2013  Upload Date: 10/29/2013 11:08:48 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  86   Comments: 0


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