New Ogihara Gondola Cars

[Andy24]

Yesterday, M326-16 brought in few more ZVBX gondolas, which were sent on today’s L303:
ZVBX 625771
ZVBX 625750
ZVBX 625776
ZVBX 625774
ZVBX 625761 (graffitied on right side)

[David Collins]

5 of these cars were on the front of todays CN L507 (Flat Rock-Flint).

[Andy24]

CSX M510 passed the Deshler Cam at 21:16 hours last night with CSX #3311/CSX #8540 on head end with a decent amount of cars. Near the rear end, what appears to be 3 ZVBX high wall gondolas.

Sorry the quality is horrible with phone over cam
Their markings:
ZVBX 625503
ZVBX 625499
ZVBX 625582

[pudgy]

CSX M510 passed the Deshler Cam at 21:16 hours last night with CSX #3311/CSX #8540 on head end with a decent amount of cars. Near the rear end, what appears to be 3 ZVBX high wall gondolas.

Sorry the quality is horrible with phone over cam
Their markings:
ZVBX 625503
ZVBX 625499
ZVBX 625502 ***

Empties for scrap loading out of Detroit.

[BL2-1843]

CSX M510 passed the Deshler Cam at 21:16 hours last night with CSX #3311/CSX #8540 on head end with a decent amount of cars. Near the rear end, what appears to be 3 ZVBX high wall gondolas.Their markings: ZVBX 625503, ZVBX 625499, ZVBX 625582

Interesting, The larger cars that came to Ogihara but were not supposed to were between 625476 & 625490.

[Andy24]

Today’s L303-21 had a mix of new and very used ZVBX gondolas in consist:

ZVBX 62 57 71 (fresh and no graffiti)
ZVBX 321575 (rusted)
ZVBX 1052 (fairly new)
ZVBX 97 26 (all graffitied on the sides)
ZVBX 1070 (fairly new)

[BL2-1843]

Today’s L303-21 had a mix of new and very used ZVBX gondolas in consist:

ZVBX 62 57 71 (fresh and no graffiti)
ZVBX 321575 (rusted)
ZVBX 1052 (fairly new)
ZVBX 97 26 (all graffitied on the sides)
ZVBX 1070 (fairly new)

THANK YOU!! I was hoping you or Adam would report. Was trackside when 303 went by after dark, but like Adam who did not have enough light to see the numbers at Dorr Road, same thing happened to me here. Could see they were on the train but not the numbers. The "9726" car should have been 97026 per my list of assigned cars. I do not have the 321575 car on my Ogihara roster. The only cars showing starting with "32" are CEFX or ITFX cars. However, it could have been just one I had not seen yet for my list.

[Andy24]

Today’s L303-21 had a mix of new and very used ZVBX gondolas in consist:

ZVBX 62 57 71 (fresh and no graffiti)
ZVBX 321575 (rusted)
ZVBX 1052 (fairly new)
ZVBX 97 26 (all graffitied on the sides)
ZVBX 1070 (fairly new)

THANK YOU!! I was hoping you or Adam would report. Was trackside when 303 went by after dark, but like Adam who did not have enough light to see the numbers at Dorr Road, same thing happened to me here. Could see they were on the train but not the numbers. The "9726" car should have been 97026 per my list of assigned cars. I do not have the 321575 car on my Ogihara roster. The only cars showing starting with "32" are CEFX or ITFX cars. However, it could have been just one I had not seen yet for my list.

You’re welcome . Here’s the cars listed above.

[BL2-1843]

Thank You Again regarding the above print screen saves. Obviously the 321575 car had recently been relettered to ZVBX from something else. Have added it to my list.

[AARR]

ZVBX 76069, 76091 and 321746 are in CN Pontiac Yard. They are coupled to several other road names.

[Andy24]

M510 passed Deshler Cam at 17:40 with 2 ZVBX cars near rear end. CSX 966 leading with mid CSX #3327 and around 130 cars.

[Andy24]

L303-27 today had 4 ZVBX empty gondolas today:
ZVBX 625750
ZVBX 625775
ZVBX 97011
ZVBX 76096

[AARR]

I continue to see a steady flow of these gondolas cycling through CN’s Pontiac yard. From there they go to either the Ferrous Processing yards in Pontiac or Detroit (on DCON).

[David Collins]

I continue to see a steady flow of these gondolas cycling through CN’s Pontiac yard. From there they go to either the Ferrous Processing yards in Pontiac or Detroit (on DCON).

The majority of them go to DCON. However some of them go up to the Ferrous facility on the former PO&N in Auburn Hills.

Unrelated to this thread: but I wonder where the high-top scrap gons (?) come from (I don’t know what they’re called, they’re brown, almost look like open too hoppers) that go to Ferrous in Auburn Hills. I don’t see them on 507 south of Pontiac, do they come in on L508 from Flint?

[DaveO]

Unrelated to this thread: but I wonder where the high-top scrap gons (?) come from (I don’t know what they’re called, they’re brown, almost look like open too hoppers) that go to Ferrous in Auburn Hills. I don’t see them on 507 south of Pontiac, do they come in on L508 from Flint?

woodchip hoppers are used for some scrap loads. might be what you saw.