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AAR Class: MWB: Ballast Cars. All descriptions of cars used for the purpose of carrying ballast for the laying of new right of way and repairs. The car used generally for this work is of the gondola type, with side or center dump.
AAR Type: M110
Detail Info:   Misc Cars
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Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:03:14 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  59   Comments: 0
METX 2517 & 2527
Title:  METX 2517 & 2527
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2008  Upload Date: 6/11/2008 10:31:46 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  565   Comments: 1
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:04:25 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  74   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:03:51 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Pulling clear to line the switch
Title:  Pulling clear to line the switch
Description:  The METX cars are for the CP local to pick up, and have to be set aside on uhe main so all the WSOR cars can be sorted out.
Photo Date:  3/31/2010  Upload Date: 4/1/2010 3:51:23 PM
Location:  Waterloo, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:05:37 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:06:04 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:03:32 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
A load of metra-ic ballast on 288
Title:  A load of metra-ic ballast on 288
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2020  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:27:30 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  48   Comments: 0
A load of metra-ic ballast on 288
Title:  A load of metra-ic ballast on 288
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/2020  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:27:55 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Metra-ic ballast on 470
Title:  Metra-ic ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2020  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:55:23 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  44   Comments: 0
METX 2506
Title:  METX 2506
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/17/2006  Upload Date: 9/23/2006 10:59:43 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  207   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:04:10 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
METX 2507
Title:  METX 2507
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2008  Upload Date: 7/23/2008 3:07:29 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  208   Comments: 0
METX 2002
Title:  METX 2002
Description:  Ballast train at 179th Street Yard
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:10:58 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  426   Comments: 0
METX 2002
Title:  METX 2002
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:14:50 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Metra Ballast Cars
Title:  Metra Ballast Cars
Description:  Ballast train at 179th Street Yard
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:16:32 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  444   Comments: 0
METX 2540
Title:  METX 2540
Description:  Ballast train at 179th Street Yard
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:17:40 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  229   Comments: 0
NIRC 4 & 8
Title:  NIRC 4 & 8
Description:  Ballast train at 179th Street Yard
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:25:10 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  NIRC 4(SW1500) NIRC 8(SW1500)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
METX 2509
Title:  METX 2509
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/2011  Upload Date: 4/16/2012 1:28:55 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Ed Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  405   Comments: 0
METX 2002
Title:  METX 2002
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/2011  Upload Date: 12/17/2011 1:55:10 AM
Location:  Roselle, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  328   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:04:45 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
METX 2511
Title:  METX 2511
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2008  Upload Date: 7/23/2008 3:07:28 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  385   Comments: 0
METX 2512
Title:  METX 2512
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/8/2013  Upload Date: 12/10/2013 12:54:39 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Dave Howarth Jr.
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Whole lotta ballast being shuffled these days
Title:  Whole lotta ballast being shuffled these days
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/19/2010 12:50:37 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Ed Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  549   Comments: 0
METX 2514
Title:  METX 2514
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/8/2013  Upload Date: 12/10/2013 12:55:16 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Dave Howarth Jr.
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  64   Comments: 0
Metra-ic ballast on 470
Title:  Metra-ic ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2020  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:56:01 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Liver and Onions + blue (?) grits $5.95! Smile MORE!
Title:  Liver and Onions + blue (?) grits $5.95! Smile MORE!
Description:  Remember yesterday tomorrow. Grits will NOT entice me to order liver & onions.
Photo Date:  3/25/2010  Upload Date: 4/7/2010 11:41:53 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  229   Comments: 0
METX 2516
Title:  METX 2516
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2014 1:30:23 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  METX 5(SW1500)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
Three's Company
Title:  Three's Company
Description:  Looking east
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2014 1:31:09 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  METX 424(MP36PH-3S) UP 2403(SD60M) METX 5(SW1500)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
METX 5
Title:  METX 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2014 1:33:14 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  METX 5(SW1500)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Metra-ic ballast on 470
Title:  Metra-ic ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2020  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 4:54:19 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  62   Comments: 0
METX 2527 & 2517
Title:  METX 2527 & 2517
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2008  Upload Date: 6/11/2008 10:32:15 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Metra ballast on 470
Title:  Metra ballast on 470
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/15/2021  Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:05:05 PM
Location:  Elm Grove, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  101   Comments: 0
Ballast/tie train
Title:  Ballast/tie train
Description:  This train was last in line leaving 179th Street Yard behind the MoW vehicles. There were 4-6 ballast cars and 3 flatcars with a tie crane for hauling away the old ties. The new ties are alongside the track, barely visible in this photo.
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:11:26 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  NIRC 4(SW1500)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Metra ballast cars
Title:  Metra ballast cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/22/2013  Upload Date: 3/22/2014 10:12:10 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  200   Comments: 0
METX 2524
Title:  METX 2524
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/29/2013  Upload Date: 10/29/2013 11:08:48 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  114   Comments: 0
NIRC 4
Title:  NIRC 4
Description:  In Blue Island yard 2 days after tie replacement was complete.
Photo Date:  6/16/2013  Upload Date: 4/21/2014 10:51:45 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NIRC 4(SW1500)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
METX 2525
Title:  METX 2525
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2015  Upload Date: 9/27/2015 10:17:45 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
METX 2537MW
Title:  METX 2537MW
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2015  Upload Date: 11/29/2015 10:05:37 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  David H
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  97   Comments: 0
METX 2537
Title:  METX 2537
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 6/18/2017 4:53:55 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  184   Comments: 0
METX 2538
Title:  METX 2538
Description:  Ballast train at 179th Street Yard
Photo Date:  10/12/2012  Upload Date: 10/12/2012 9:18:07 PM
Location:  Orland Park, IL
Author:  Thomas Golec
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  175   Comments: 0

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