These cars were and still are staple sites on the line hauling sand from pits near Montgomery, AL to Atlanta. In the 1970s through the 1990s, there was a dedicated "Sand Train" that exclusively hauled these cars to and from pit and plants around Atlanta. Today, their numbers are diminished |
Date:
10/2/2010 |
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Opelika, AL Map ![Show Opelika on a rail map](/images/map_us.gif) |
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![Williams Brothers/Blue Circle sand cars on CSXT AWP-WofA sub in 2010](http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/55973/WBCX%20aggregate%20hopper%20greenville.JPG) |
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This picture is part of album: Deep South Railroading in 2010 |