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Ballast Car CNW 11803 Waukegan,IL1319 viewsFound a string of UP family side-dumping ballast cars at Waukegan on September 26, 2003 including CNW 11803. Photo by Jerry Krug.
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Ballast Hopper CNW 791044 Fulton, IL778 viewsThe CNW ballast car still in paint from its last days on the C&NW. Photo taken in Fulton, IL 11/30/2007 by Ron Christensen
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Ballast Hopper CNW 791044 Rock Springs, WI1012 viewsCNW 791044 is one of only a few ballast hoppers that were painted in green. Most of this series, obtained from the Rock Island, served on the C&NW in the original mineral red. Photo by Jerry Krug.
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Ballast Hopper CNWX 201540 Fulton, IL807 viewsC&NW ballast car converted from a covered hopper. Photo taken at Fulton, IL 7/8/91 by Ron Christensen
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Ballast Hopper CNWX 201732 Rock Springs, WI1006 viewsC&NW Ballast Hopper #201732 (ex DT&I 10883) was refurbished with M-K Control Flow Doors, upgraded trucks, and "yellow" paint scheme during 3/1977... Seen here at Rock Springs, WI during 8/1979... Photo by John F. Campbell...
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Ballast Hopper CNWX 201775 DeWitt, IA505 viewsCaught this ballast hopper mid-train on MPRCB at DeWitt, IA on June 18, 2007. Photo by Jerry Krug.
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Ballast Hopper CNW 791092 Rock Springs, WI987 viewsThis ballast hopper, an ex-Rock Island car, is still in service on May 29, 2004. The ribs visible over the top support a canvas to keep out moisture. Found at Rock Springs, WI, home of "pink lady" ballast. Photo by Jerry Krug.
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Ballast Hopper CNW 791006915 viewsA short string of ballast hoppers is kept ready for emergencies at the Fulton, IL yard, across the Mississippi River from Clinton, IA. Practice is to distribute these ex-Rock Island cars at points all around the Midwest. Most likely, the stone is the pink lady quartzite from the quarry at Rock Springs, WI. Photo by Jerry Krug on May 19, 2006.
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Ballast Loader Rock Springs, WI1838 viewsC&NW ballast loading facility at the quarry in Rock Springs WI. Source of the Pink Lady ballast. Dick Talbott photo, May 1979
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Logo "Employee Owned" CNW 791128868 viewsWhen the CNW purchased hoppers from the Rock Island bankruptcy, only the minimum work necessary was done to change the identity of most. On ballast hopper CNW 791128, spray paint through a stencil was deemed sufficient. Photo by Jerry Krug
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SD40-2 6858 Rock Springs, WI1055 viewsCNW 6858 led a ballast train eastbound from Rock Springs, WI on April 24, 2003. This was the last visit of a CNW engine to Sauk County. The first visit was back in 1870. Photo by Jerry Krug.
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Unloading Ballast Car Milwaukee, WI2065 viewsEngineering crew opens the doors on a ballast car. When the ballast drops out, the work train will pull ahead distributing the ballast between the ties. Photo taken at the Marsh Yard in Milwaukee. Jim H. Yanke photo, 11-1989.
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