The new ethanol plant in Farmdale is starting up! Train FEL-30 (Farmdale, Ethanol plant, Local) enters Hillsdale Yard to pick up a pair of tank cars on the way to Farmdale. While this train is classified as a local, it actually comes out of Uniontown, 25 miles west, due to yard capacity.
Unit 8919 leads the train into the yard. Loaded grain hoppers are on the head end; as expected they are ADM-owned.
The ethanol cars are next. These cars won't be found on the head end regardless of whether or not they are loaded due to the highly flammable cargo they carry.
The new tank cars will be cut in ahead of the the ones in the train. One of the yard workers has uncoupled the train to allow the crew to pick up the add-on cars.
Another crew member guides the engineer to a smooth coupling up with the tank cars. He will then connect the air hoses and release the brakes on the parked cars so they can be moved once the air pressure has been pumped up. Note the covered hopper is an ex-Rock Island car purchased by the CNW; when the Rock went bankrupt and ceased operation in 1980, nearly all of its equipment went up for auction. In addition the the CNW, a number of Rock Island cars were bought by the APRR as well.
As the train moves out of the siding, the carman rides the ladder of the hopper to the siding switch, where he will throw it back to the main so the train can be re-assembled (next week!).
Unit 8919 leads the train into the yard. Loaded grain hoppers are on the head end; as expected they are ADM-owned.
The ethanol cars are next. These cars won't be found on the head end regardless of whether or not they are loaded due to the highly flammable cargo they carry.
The new tank cars will be cut in ahead of the the ones in the train. One of the yard workers has uncoupled the train to allow the crew to pick up the add-on cars.
Another crew member guides the engineer to a smooth coupling up with the tank cars. He will then connect the air hoses and release the brakes on the parked cars so they can be moved once the air pressure has been pumped up. Note the covered hopper is an ex-Rock Island car purchased by the CNW; when the Rock went bankrupt and ceased operation in 1980, nearly all of its equipment went up for auction. In addition the the CNW, a number of Rock Island cars were bought by the APRR as well.
As the train moves out of the siding, the carman rides the ladder of the hopper to the siding switch, where he will throw it back to the main so the train can be re-assembled (next week!).
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