The two cars from the now defunct “Cooper King Express” came through Eola yesterday eastbound…they were tacked onto the very rear of an eastbound general merchandise freight and sat on Main 1 from about Noon until about 4 p.m. when they pulled out. Photo below is not mine but depicts what the cars look like. Does anybody know who has purchased these cars?
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Jim,
I’m not sure who bought the cars but I actually saw them twice yesterday (Sunday 3-14-10). The first time was around 4:30p at the end of a train crossing LaGrange Rd in LaGrange, IL heading east into the BNSF yard at 31st and Austin in Chicago. I then saw them later that evening around 11:30p heading south near 55th and Central in the direction of the larger BNSF yard at 65th and Harlem in Bedford Park.
From that yard they could go anywhere north, south, or east so hopefully someone else searches for the Copper King Express on Google and posts their sighting.
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Jim&Scott:
Personally, I had not heard of the “Copper King Express” so I took the earlier advice and Googled it. Found this item from the website of a local paper so I’ll link it here:
http://www.helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_bc6a248c-0e2f-11df-9eb6-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
I had hear of the forerunner line ( the electric short line B,A&P RR). (Excerpt here)
"Copper King Express calling it quits- Story
By George Plaven, Montana Standard | Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010 12:00 am | (0) Comments
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I do not know, but they are setting in Honesdale,PA as of 6/13/2010.
CooL, Thanks, Big Sparky!
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Any ideas as to their final destination? Anybody?
Somebody is confusing Patriot Rail with RailAmerica (Related to FEC via Fortress Group)…(although Marino was also the vision behind RailTex)