Winchester Paston & Portsmouth

I travel up to my sister’s house often, and the route is up I-75 through Ohio. There are a few long stretched of this interstate which run parallel to a major rail mainline, but of course every time I drive it there is just nothing to see. Well, this past Christmas as I was driving up, I got lucky and found a train running slightly slower than me and in the same direction! Not only that, but I just happened to have my camera accessible.

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With the recent acquisition of another Atlas 90-ton triple hopper (thanks TwinDad!), I figured this is a good opportunity to show how I am going about bringing the car weight up. Open hoppers are notoriously difficult, since they lack places to hide unsightly weights like the self-adhesive chunks I usually use in closed cars. The key is to use sheets of lead, which can be cut and fit in without being conspicuous.

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My engines, mostly diesel but a few steam too.

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My caboosen. Er, cabeese.

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Passenger cars, including mail and express.

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Flat cars, including bulkhead and TOFC.

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All my tanks.

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Various gondola cars, including steel coil cars.

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Boxcars and refrigerated cars, possibly livestock too if I have any.

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Open and Covered Hoppers

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