CSX - Tank Car Cornucopia - 09-01-2014
Rail Fan Adventure --
Several unusual trains have operated on Big Sandy. These being tank car trains of corn syrup, molten sulfur and anhydrous ammonia. I haven’t seen those trains since, but that doesn’t mean that they haven’t passed through. Ethanol trains run several times a week.
1. ADMX (Archer-Daniels Midland) 17062 was on a unit train of corn syrup arriving Shelby. 07-21-2013.
![ADMX (Archer-Daniels Midland) 17062 was on a unit train of corn syrup arriving Shelby.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/1admx-archer-daniels-midland17062-704x391.jpg)
2. DMIX (Minnesota Corn Processors) 191158 was built 05-1998. ADM logo.
![DMIX (Minnesota Corn Processors) 191158 was built 5-1998. ADM logo.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/2dmix-minnesota-corn-processors 191158-704x391.jpg)
3. DMIX 190511 was built 03-1996. MCP logo.
![DMIX 190511 was built 3-1996. MCP logo.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/3dmix190511-704x391.jpg)
4. SYRX (Minn. Corn Processors) 200282 was built 06-1994. ADM logo.
![SYRX (Minn. Corn Processors) 200282 was built 6-1994. ADM logo.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/4syrx-minn-corn-rocessors 200282-704x391.jpg)
5. VTGX (VTG Rail Inc.) 17009. VTG is a rail car leasing company.
![VTGX (VTG Rail Inc.) 17009. VTG is a rail car leasing company.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/5vtgx-vtg-rail-inc 17009-704x391.jpg)
6. CSX K616-17 e/b pulls into Shelby with 63 cars of corn syrup for a crew change. There was a real variety of rolling stock! 07-21-2013.
![CSX K616-17 e/b pulls into Shelby with 63 cars of corn syrup.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/6csx-k616-17eb pullsintosShelby704x391.jpg)
7. PPNX (PCS Phosphate Co.) 1074 was built 12-1997. The placard is for non-flammable compressed gas. The contents say anhydrous ammonia.
![PPNX (PCS Phosphate Co.) 1074 was built 12-1997.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/7ppnx-pcs-phosphate-co1074-704x391.jpg)
8. A shifter crew took this train to Paintsville, so I didn’t get a designation. 07-21-2013.
![A shifter crew took this train to Paintsville.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/8shiftercrewtooktraintopaintsville704x391.jpg)
9. TILX (Trinity Industries Leasing) 198550 is on an ethanol train. 07-22-2012.
![TILX (Trinity Industries Leasing) 198550 is on an ethanol train.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/9tilx-trinity-industries-leasing198550-704x391.jpg)
10. NATX General Electric Rail Services Co., North American Tank Lines) 302361 at Shelby on 07-22-2012.
![NATX General Electric Rail Services Co., North American Tank Lines) 302361 at Shelby.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/10natx-general-electric-rail-services-co-north-american-tank-lines302361-704x391.jpg)
11. TILX (Trinity Rail Car Leasing) 150736 was built 01-2004. Arriving Shelby on a molten sulfur train on 05-26-2012. What a variety of cars!
![TILX (Trinity Rail Car Leasing) 150736 was built 01-2004.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/11tilx--trinity-rail-car-leasing150736-704x391.jpg)
12. FHRX (Koch Rail LLC, Flint Hills Resources LP) 136068 was built 10-2011.
![FHRX (Koch Rail LLC, Flint Hills Resources LP) 136068.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/12fhrx-koch-rail-llc-flint-hills-resources-lp136068-704x391.jpg)
13. PLMX (CIT Group, PLM, Professional Leasing Management) 19208 was built 02-2004. Regarding that “ARI” logo, I’m not sure if that’s the builder or what.
![PLMX (CIT Group, PLM, Professional Leasing Management) 19208.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/13plmx-cit-group-plm-professional-leasing-management19208-704x391.jpg)
14. GATX (General American Marks) 8428 was built 05-1999.
![GATX (General American Marks) 8428.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/14gatx-general-american-marks8428-704x391.jpg)
15. MGSX (Martin Operating Partnership LP, C. F. Martin Sulfur LP, Martin Midstream Partners) 218.
![MGSX (Martin Operating Partnership LP, C. F. Martin Sulfur LP, Martin Midstream Partners) 218.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/15mgsx-martin-operating-partnership-lp-218-704x391.jpg)
16. SHPX (American Railcar Leasing, ACF Industries, Shippers Car Line Division) 209956 brings up the rear of this molten sulfur train as it arrives Shelby on 05-26-2012.
![SHPX (American Railcar Leasing, ACF Industries, Shippers Car Line Division) 209956.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/16shpx-american-railcar-leasing209956-704x391.jpg)
17. PROX (Procor Ltd.) 75288 was built 02-2000. At Shelby on w/b Q697 on 12-28-2013. Sway-back design!
![PROX (Procor Ltd.) 75288.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/17prox-procor-ltd75288-704x391.jpg)
18. PROX 75236 was built 12-1999.
![PROX 75236.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/18prox-75236-704x391.jpg)
19. PROX 75305 was built 02-2000.
![PROX 75305.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/19prox-75305-704x391.jpg)
20. GATX (General American Marks Co., GATX Corp., General American Tank Line) 209780 was built 10-1999. Shelby on 01-01-2014.
![GATX (General American Marks Co., GATX Corp., General American Tank Line) 209780.](../images/csxtankcarcornucopia20140901/20gatx-general-american-marks-co209780-704x391.jpg)
You can look these companies up on-line and see just what they are in to.
Train images used by permission of Everett N Young
last update - 04 Nov 2014