(erielack) Con Agra Train Sizes

["David J. MV" <dmvgvt_@_earthlink.net>]

What was the normal size of these Con Agra trains that came via Scranton?
Regards David MV


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> The train pictured is a Con Agra grain train that will go to Martins Creek
> via Portland. Con Agra had one set of green PTLX hoppers in unit train
> service to Martins Creek. These where loaded at the Twin Ports (Superior,
WS
> or Duluth, MN) or the Twin Cities (Mpls/St Paul). The single Con Agra
train
> was suppulmented with SOO Line equipment. In some cases if their was not
> enough Con Agra cars SOO cars where used to fill out the consist. On
arrival
> at Portland the train was broken up. Only 26 cars could be spoted at Con
> Agra. The first 26 where taken up the hill, with the 0600 Job out of
Bangor
> on the point and the 0500 job out of Bangor pushing to Steir. The rest of
the
> train was then worked into the Yard Track between East Bangor and Bangor.
> Bob Stafford
>

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