AP 1645 begins her journey west bound with the excursion train. In three hours, she will be arriving in Pittsburgh, Pa.
A view of the dome cars on the head end of the train as it passes through Hillsdale Yard. Speaking of domes, notice all the tank cars in the yard as well. The white cars are for kaolin clay slurry, headed for R&O Packing Inc. -kaolin clay is used to make the shiny coating often used on smaller boxes/packages. The black tank car is for ethanol, a product moving in ever increasing numbers through the area.
A look at the train as it snakes through the yard. Thirteen stainless-steel cars make for one long - and impressive -train! Since excursion trains don't run often - and steam-powered ones even less frequently - this train is well-patronized. Between railfans, tour groups, on-line shippers' VIPs, and even retirees old enough to remember (and wanting to re-live) the pre-Amtrak days of rail travel, the train is carrying almost 500 passengers!
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