IN THE YARDS PT 12

 

An old, worn 68' flatcar sits in the yard, awaiting delivery to Wilson Steel Works. Built in the late 60's, this car will soon be retired and possibly sent to Wilson Steel for scrapping!

KRL 27802 sits in the yard after being serviced at Kasgro Rail's  New Castle facility. It's now ready to live up to its "RED-N-READY" slogan! Located just north of Pittsburgh, this is where Kasgro Rail both manufactures and repairs/maintains their fleet of heavy-duty flatcars; they also repair Schnabel cars there as well.

A pair of workers prepare to head out to perform a EOT swap on the intermodal train stopped in the background. The train's current unit has failed, thus necessitating the swap. Having the unit mounted on the front of the truck makes the replacement easy!

A hot dog vendor has set up shop in the lot, and is making business during lunch break. And the workers appreciate not having to go very far for lunch -saving time and gas money!

Tim sets an EOT on the newly installed rack. While the new rack only holds three EOTs, having it located beside the yard is a welcome addition: previously EOTs were kept in the shop on the opposite end -and side- of the yard, meaning that a long walk was often necessary with a heavy box.

 Mark Davis heads back to his truck after checking with Dale Williams (with the clipboard), Jason and Will. Mark will be driving to Uniontown to meet with meet with some company officials. Hopefully, he won't be getting any bad news.

Ricardo prepares to give Chris a ride in his '73 Vette, as several others look on. Nothing makes your co-workers more envious than having a sweet ride -and Ricardo still has his '57 Bel Air!