PASSING TRAINS PT 26; CDB47 PT 4

 The conclusion to CDB47...

A stand-alone NSC 53' well car carries a red and blue Sea Star box atop a blue C.H. Robinson box.

A grimy J.B. Hunt box atop a Schneider National box, in a dirty FEC Trenton Works 53' all-purpose well car.

The rear DPU is another BNSF GE.

4562 is a GE Dash 9-44CW, one of hundreds on the BNSF.

The engine has a replacement a/c unit from an ex-Santa Fe "Warbonnet" engine. The once pristine silver underframe and trucks are now a dull, grimy brown/grey color from years of almost constant usage.

The headlight is lit, but dimmed, to signal the end of the train. Once upon a time, the rear engine would have been manned; however, it would  have been a helper engine helping move the train over the mountains, and would have been cut off long before the train got to Hillsdale. During the late 60's, the railroad -like others- experimented with Locotrol remote control technology to control engines mid-train and allow heavier tonnage to be moved across the mountains -without the need for manned helpers. Today's DPU technology allows extra engines to be added for the entire run, allowing even larger and heavier trains to be run than before -meaning more tonnage on fewer trains, with fewer personnel, for a more efficient railroad (so they say!).