IN THE YARDS PT7

Another day in Hillsdale on the AP&W...

Train DCF13, the City Fizz Turn, returns home from Dale City behind new gen-set engine 300.

The first car is a well-weathered RailBox car, that not only delivered bottles to City Fizz, but is necessary for crew protection from the tank cars. Even though they're empty, the residual syrup in the cars is still considered hazardous by the railroad -unless it's water, tank car contents are "hazardous"!

A string of ADM tank cars follows; most with the new "leaf" logo.

300's crew prepares to stop and get the cars ready for departure on a passing manifest. While summer was a busy time for City Fizz, fall and winter are just as busy -it's football season!

Also busy is Johnson Foods. Mark Davis walks past a string of reefers ready to make a delivery of fresh vegetables from the west coast.

Sam and Briggs take a break outside the shop. Soon, it will be too cool outside for those short-sleeved shirts, but for now, they enjoy the mild temperatures.

Two vehicles are parked by the spur that runs past a currently unoccupied factory. Once upon a time, various garments were made here, including women's lingerie. But, like many American garment factories, it succumbed to foreign competition. The spur itself is used as a team track from time to time, although its elevation above the ground limits its usefulness as such.