Lots of Penn Central X79 boxcars in Omaha, NE

[Dave V]

I was rather startled to find a cut of about 9 or so former Penn Central X79 boxcars all the way out here in Nebraska, alongside I-80 near 96th Street in Omaha.  According to http://pc.smellycat.com/index.html, these were purchased by Kelloggs, which makes sense since this is big grain country.  Pretty neat find for an Eastern boy in Uncle Pete's frontyard.

[MrKLUKE]

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[central.vermont]

Dave,

Here's an arial photo of one sitting near Kellogs.

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qw2m0r6ztgvn&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=13562396&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

Looked all around the area and this was the only one to be found.
Jon

[Dave V]

Now that I know they're pretty common around here, I'll have to go back up that way on the back streets (these shots were taken from the shoulder of Interstate 80).

[wm3798]

And with that comment, you've doomed them to the scrap yard.  You'll never see them again...

Lee

[Wlal13again]

I caught a string of those in Garland Texas about 8 years ago. Almost drove my truck off of I635 when it hit me I was looking at PC paint outs 24 years  after the start of Conrail, in north Texas no less. Went back the next day and took some shots.

[Ian MacMillan]

Actually from what I've read in a few spots Kellogg owned them first, leased them to PC/CR. And when the lease expired they went back to Kellogg.

[pfs]

Actually from what I've read in a few spots Kellogg owned them first, leased them to PC/CR. And when the lease expired they went back to Kellogg.

Correct.

Dave nice catch!, please try to get additional shots without ending up on the 'no fly list'.

There was just a discussion of these cars/Kellog oerpations on a Michigan Railfan site:

http://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9547&highlight=kellogs


KLUKE is spot on the RYM kits are outstanding. I have yet to see the X79 kit, but have the H54 (hopper) and G47 (gon) in my "too do" pile. They are exceptional.