Both at an idle.
Eastbound behind a NS locomotive. Just north of downtown Hammond, Indiana immediately west of Hohman Avenue about 11AM 10/16/2018. Cars are probably coming out of or going to a shop. When in service they have a gondola between the cars. John in Lansing, ILL
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What's the purpose of the gondola in between slag cars, just idlers for spacing?
Neat catch.
coach joe posted:What's the purpose of the gondola in between slag cars, just idlers for spacing?
On the ends are for crew safety, like with tank cars or possible shifting loads, in between would be for track load limits. Not sure how far from a mill these actually run.
Thank you Bobby D
Those slag cars can be hot too. Hot enough that two close to each other could be very uncomfortable to be near. When hot, you can feel it from quite a distance away as they travel past you. It takes some tempering of body to get used to the heat in mills.
John.
Great photos very interesting.
That #203 car looks like a 24 wheeler ! So they must have made them in 12, 16, 20 and 24 wheelers. I must admit in all the books I have (And I have plenty) I cannot remember seeing a USA 24 wheel hot metal car. Gives me something to think about.
Thanks mate Nev.
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