• csx short stack train

  • Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM.
Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM.

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  by jc71283
 
I never seen one on this line before here in mccoll south carolinia the Csx line from hamlet that crosses the A-line in dillon had a short stack train on it today with about 10 to 12 cars and sealands on it any help to why this train was ran on this line are if there will be anymore ran here they only used gp38 could it be a test train
  by 10more years
 
CSX has started to run a "pig" train with COFC's between Charlotte and either Charleston or Savannah that uses that line. Didn't think they were using GP38's as power. Usually the intermodel stuff gets the good power. The Q181 and Q182 both run out of Florence early in the morning, around 6. I think Q181 runs before the Q182 (181 runs south from Hamlet and the 182 runs north to Hamlet). That's probably what you saw. Not sure if that will be a everyday train, but you'll definitely see more of them (probably 5 days a week).