CofGA and Southern Railway rarely wasted anything. Here a forty foot dome tank car was concerted to act as a storage bin for locomotive sand. A similar car was used in the Columbus, GA yard, but the dome was removed and covered with a sheet plate.         
The cars in the background are part of the Heritage display.
Date: 10/1/2010 Location: Albany, GA   Map Show Albany on a rail map Views: 230 Collection Of:   Hank Stephens
Author:  Hank Stephens
CofGA and Southern Railway rarely wasted anything. Here a forty foot dome tank car was concerted to act as a storage bin for locomotive sand. A similar car was used in the Columbus, GA yard, but the dome was removed and covered with a sheet plate.
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  NS ex CofGA Albany Yard in Albany, Georgia Fall 2010
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Larry De Bert General At least they took the trucks and couplers off of the tank car before they stuck it up on end. 9/24/2010 8:52:31 AM
G Gerard General This is an awesome find, Thank you for sharing. 12/5/2010 10:28:44 PM

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