Another day, yet another long ethanol train passing through town. The run-through UP power at the head end can be seen dissappearing around the curve.
After the ethanol train passes, SD40 3163, along with BNSF SD40-2 6762, leads a local freight into the yard. In the foreground are a bunch of loaded coal gondolas waiting to be delivered to a power plant, which was shut down for maintenance. Apparently, one of the turbines failed and needed replacement.
The engines pull their train into the yard. Wood and paper products are on the head end, including high-cube boxcars for rolls of newsprint, and a carload of lumber. Meanwhile, a string of auto racks sits in the background, awaiting pick-up.
The tail-end of the train has food-stuff items in those insulated boxcars, as well as two tank cars full of titanium dioxide, used in processed food as a coloring agent. A variation is also used in paint for the same purpose.
As usual on local runs, a caboose brings up the rear. But not just any caboose -the one painted up for Operation Lifesaver; a perfect match for 3163! Operation Lifesaver is an industry program started in the mid-80's to promote grade crossing safety. While several cabooses -and numerous locomotives -have worn these graphics on the AP&W and its predecessors, caboose 4269 is the only one to have a special paint scheme, as it was the inaugural O/L unit. Except for the faded roof, the paint has held up pretty well for a quarter-century!
Another day, yet another long ethanol train passing through town. The run-through UP power at the head end can be seen dissappearing around the curve.
After the ethanol train passes, SD40 3163, along with BNSF SD40-2 6762, leads a local freight into the yard. In the foreground are a bunch of loaded coal gondolas waiting to be delivered to a power plant, which was shut down for maintenance. Apparently, one of the turbines failed and needed replacement.
The engines pull their train into the yard. Wood and paper products are on the head end, including high-cube boxcars for rolls of newsprint, and a carload of lumber. Meanwhile, a string of auto racks sits in the background, awaiting pick-up.
The tail-end of the train has food-stuff items in those insulated boxcars, as well as two tank cars full of titanium dioxide, used in processed food as a coloring agent. A variation is also used in paint for the same purpose.
As usual on local runs, a caboose brings up the rear. But not just any caboose -the one painted up for Operation Lifesaver; a perfect match for 3163! Operation Lifesaver is an industry program started in the mid-80's to promote grade crossing safety. While several cabooses -and numerous locomotives -have worn these graphics on the AP&W and its predecessors, caboose 4269 is the only one to have a special paint scheme, as it was the inaugural O/L unit. Except for the faded roof, the paint has held up pretty well for a quarter-century!
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