Three locomotives roll into Hilldale Yard to pick up a short string of piggyback flatcars.
The flats are loaded with UPS trailers.
GP50 4087 leads the consist. One of 25 built in 1980 for AP&W predecessor APRR, it was delivered as AP 4687 and used primarily on fast TOFC freights. Like most railroads, the AP&W found EMD's 50-series units to be troublesome; most were retired by 2000 and either returned to their lessors or sold.
The other two units, GP40-2's 2650 and 2649, are also ex-AP units, 4640 and 4649 respectively. Two of ten units delivered in 1979, they were also purchased for fast freights and TOFC (Trailer On FlatCar) service and joined 40 other GP40-2's delivered in 1977. After the merger, they continued in this service into the early 90's, when they were supplanted by new GE C40-8W's and EMD SD60M's and placed in general and local freight service. Many are still on the roster today.
The flats are loaded with UPS trailers.
The other two units, GP40-2's 2650 and 2649, are also ex-AP units, 4640 and 4649 respectively. Two of ten units delivered in 1979, they were also purchased for fast freights and TOFC (Trailer On FlatCar) service and joined 40 other GP40-2's delivered in 1977. After the merger, they continued in this service into the early 90's, when they were supplanted by new GE C40-8W's and EMD SD60M's and placed in general and local freight service. Many are still on the roster today.
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