PASSING TRAINS PT 27; AT57 PT 1

 

Another train rolls into Hillsdale...

The train is AT57, the westbound auto train, behind SD70MAC 9663 and AC4400 8900.

Among the autoracks is this CP Rail tri-level car, showing its age.

This tri-level rack is owned by TTX. Normally, they only own the flatcar, but they also own a number of racks as well.

TTX also owns this articulated bi-level.

This car features an NS Gunderson MultiMax rack on a TTX flat. The advantage of the MultiMax is that it can be converted from a bi-level to a tri-level and back in short order, thus providing flexibility to the railroads without having to buy separate cars for each service as before.

8663 and 8900 lead AT57 through the yard and beyond. Next week, a look at more of the cars in the train.