URR Difco side dump car @ Hall

[northbessemer]

Sitting on the left side of the shops (from the Rt 22 bridge) at the head of a bunch of yellow MoW equipment.

Looks like a Difco, not the old B&LE Magor. 5 vertical ribs. Black. Couldn't make out any markings.

Like this

www.walthers.com/gravel-load-2-pack-fits-walthers-difco-dump-car

www.mellowmike.com/FR8_Cars/MRL100991_A3.html

The 4 U-boats (sorry, B40-8's) are sitting on the way in the back track. 4th had snow on it, so guessing they're trying the as a 3-set (on #50?)

Haven't been down N. bessemer way lately, so no idea if things are slow or picking up. China steel tariffs can't hurt traffic.

[URR566]

Its numbered 91XXMW or something like that. I have pics of it at Clairton and the hump.

They don't have 4 GE's? To my knowledge only 5968, 72, 73. They are running them three at a time, just had them out for a run today. North and south, sb had two on the front one on the rear.


Theres a pair of APEX slab racks and one old coke rack sitting in the Valley Yard waiting to get cut up. At least it looks that way.

I don't know any more than anybody else, but based off what I see, things are average traffic wise. Chased the slabs a couple weeks ago and he had the 6 leading a pair of MP15's, saw the GE's last Wed, haven't seen coke in a while no clue what they do. I hear they only seem to run at night now vs afternoon and nights.

[bessemerbob]

They are using 3 GEs for testing. The 4th GE was sent by GE in case one of the three did not pass MI. It will remain on the property until Transtar either sends all 4 back or if they continue with the GE program it will stay.