DCL8 (Dale City Local) is the daily train to the food processor plant in Dale City.
Norman looks at the vandalism on the side of a reefer parked in the yard. Given the large, white canvas these cars provide -plus the fact that they are often set out in urban areas- it's not surprising to find graffiti on these cars.
The car above is the first in the departing train, as 3163 gets ready to leave for Dale City.
The train is a solid string of big UP reefers, loaded with perishables from the west coast.
Normally, these cars run through to New York, but the plant in Dale City often receives several of them directly from west coast distributors. During the busy fall and holiday season, the plant may need to be switched twice a day at times!
Caboose 4312 brings up the rear, as the train departs. It will return as DHL8 (Dale City-Hillsdale Local) with empties, probably including the tank cars for corn syrup and/or vegetable oil that are missing from this train.
Norman looks at the vandalism on the side of a reefer parked in the yard. Given the large, white canvas these cars provide -plus the fact that they are often set out in urban areas- it's not surprising to find graffiti on these cars.
The car above is the first in the departing train, as 3163 gets ready to leave for Dale City.
The train is a solid string of big UP reefers, loaded with perishables from the west coast.
Normally, these cars run through to New York, but the plant in Dale City often receives several of them directly from west coast distributors. During the busy fall and holiday season, the plant may need to be switched twice a day at times!
Caboose 4312 brings up the rear, as the train departs. It will return as DHL8 (Dale City-Hillsdale Local) with empties, probably including the tank cars for corn syrup and/or vegetable oil that are missing from this train.
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