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House of Roberts

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1. I'm seeing a little more variety in the rolling stock

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2026, 11:46 PM

Saturday

being handled by the Sequatchie rail yard folks at the Bridgeport, Alabama railcam.
Used to be it was all centerbeam cars with sheetrock from the local US Gypsum plant, and grain hoppers being loaded up near Jasper, Tennessee. CSX services the yard when the orders are filled and the cars are lined up for removal to one of their yards.
Now a significant number of boxcars and tankers have been added to the rotation in and out of that yard. Could be the price of diesel, or just a seasonal fluctuation, but it's fun to speculate as to what leaves in the various types of cars.

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