tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post2835402486952807118..comments2024-03-26T22:06:26.337-04:00Comments on Trackside Treasure: QOPX Woodchip GondolasErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-1016919347823912252023-01-04T22:05:41.944-05:002023-01-04T22:05:41.944-05:00Trackside Treasure is all about wonderfully inform...Trackside Treasure is all about wonderfully informative reads!<br /><br />Thanks for the update on these cars and their new service.<br /><br />I appreciate your comment, Carlos.<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-62052281865197310822023-01-04T13:54:23.985-05:002023-01-04T13:54:23.985-05:00Thanks for this wonderfully informative read! I...Thanks for this wonderfully informative read! I'm a conductor in South Florida and these gondolas are a common site at a scrap metal customer in Fort Lauderdale. They always stood out to me because of the bold green color and I was curious about their lineage.Carlos Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-53703335739962417472019-04-19T22:10:50.812-04:002019-04-19T22:10:50.812-04:00Great to hear from you, Scott. Thanks for your fir...Great to hear from you, Scott. Thanks for your first-hand experiences. These are great to have. In fact, I've added your comment to the post!<br /><br />While working with these cars, I'll bet you didn't envision wood chips blowing off as the cars made their way through Kingston. It sure made an impression on us while train-watching!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment,<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-77385031225905356012019-04-19T18:35:53.498-04:002019-04-19T18:35:53.498-04:00Interesting site. I was the Woodlands Superintende...Interesting site. I was the Woodlands Superintendent for Ontario Paper Company (AKA Quebec&Ontario Paper) in Hornepayne Ontario through the 1980's. I was involved with the leasing of that fleet from GE Capital. I was present for the "first load" at Levesque Lumber in Hearst Ontario in '87. We loaded in Hearst, Hornepayne, Ostrum, Cochrane, in Ontario. Senneterre Quebec later (Donahue). In the '90's and later, was at the Thorold mill looking after the receiving of all raw materials. We could dump and process one car per 40 minutes. (37-38 ODT). Have seen the odd one later in my travels. We returned the fleet to GE in the early 2000's when the mill went 100% recycle. Scott Mathiesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-79700026058347444332015-03-01T20:57:37.724-05:002015-03-01T20:57:37.724-05:00Thanks for that update, Patrick. Sure, a couple of...Thanks for that update, Patrick. Sure, a couple of photos would be great. These cars are changing their reporting marks frequently now!<br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-90833429472107822812015-03-01T19:52:15.919-05:002015-03-01T19:52:15.919-05:00These cars pass through Cartersville Ga on CSX on ...These cars pass through Cartersville Ga on CSX on the regular (usually Q581/582). Some of the AEX cars have recently been relettered PMRX. If you would like some pix, let me know.<br /><br />Patrick Harris<br />seaboardcoast AT hotmail DOT comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-82378366443252867922014-07-26T11:55:43.963-04:002014-07-26T11:55:43.963-04:00Thanks for your kind comments, Ben.
Agreed about...Thanks for your kind comments, Ben. <br /><br />Agreed about the plastic pellet cars. When I visited the KoSa plant near here, I was told an average car carries about $200,000 worth of pellets. These would later be heated, have air blown into them and become bottles for soft drinks.<br /><br />Light, but valuable! Something to think about when we see these cars rolling past us.<br /><br />Thanks to fellow rolling stock enthusiast Darrell Sawyer of Lethbridge, I've been able to add some valuable information to this post regarding the cars' intermediate owners during their first renumbering.<br /><br />EricErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822288099043790296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372955869775302424.post-50198939241637507012014-07-25T21:29:31.753-04:002014-07-25T21:29:31.753-04:00Interesting post Eric. I really enjoy the great de...Interesting post Eric. I really enjoy the great detail you go into with your research. Plastic hopper cars also have a tendancy to "cube out" depending on the density of the product.<br />BenBArailsystemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089849871577081083noreply@blogger.com