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What’s in that gondola?

By Jenny Freeland | December 28, 2021

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John Martin has seen gondolas with Fiberglas hoods, and he wants to know what they’re transporting. Those cars also roll through Model Railroader’s hometown. Cody Grivno offers some ideas on what those gondolas are carrying.

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  1. I saw lots of these on CSX in North Carolina. In this case, the contents were material dug from ash ponds at power plants in the state to burial sites in old clay pits near Sanford, NC.

    Tim

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