IN THE YARDS PT23

3163 sits in the yard between assignments, as traffic rolls by on County Lane.

A short string of covered hoppers sit in the yard, awaiting pick-up by a west-bound freight. All four were delivered to Keystone Fertilizers, and two are now empty while two are loaded.

This uniquely re-painted CPLX car, while similar to thousands of NSC-built grain hoppers, is actually for potash -note the round hatches on the roof, verses the trough hatches found on grain cars. Potash is frequently used in fertilizers.

CITX 701819 is a large, 6351 cuft hopper, designed for carrying DDG pellets. DDG pellets are a byproduct of ethanol production, and are also used in fertilizer production, as well as animal feeds. Notice how clean this newer car is, compared the other three!

These two ACFX cars are loaded with fertilizer. While larger cars are usually used, these cars are headed to smaller dealers in the Midwest.

A crew-cab hi-railer sits in the gravel lot. Notice the fire extinguisher mounted on the end of the tool box, as well as the spare tire in the bed. Judging by how clean this truck is, it has recently been washed; like most railroad equipment, MOW trucks get dirty real quick!