PASSING TRAINS PT5; CNY60 PT1

Another intermodal train rolls through Hillsdale...

This time, it's train CNY60, a Chicago-NYC intermodal. Today's train has SD70MAC 8663 in charge, with UP AC44CW 5714 trailing as run-through pool power.

Several reefer boxes are in the train, including these two; one from Tiger Cool Express and one from AXSUN. There are also a number of FedEx Intermodal containers in the train as well.

In fact, much of the train is loaded with FedEx boxes. The AP&W's fast schedules and consistently reliable service help it land -and keep- customers as it competes with NS and CSX for the same traffic -even as it partners with NS on many routes through southern Pennsylvania (note the NS engines from last week are still in the yard).

Among the railcar equipment is this Florida East Coast car. It is an "all-purpose" car in that it can be loaded with either containers, as seen here, or trailers; it has hitches at both ends for loading either a pair of 28' trailers or one longer trailer.

Also on the train are Swift containers and another one from Crowley.
The rest of the train next week.