Some more cars found around Hillsdale...
In 2009, Model Railroading magazine celebrated its diamond anniversary, and the Wisconsin & Southern -which operates in MR's home state- painted up this boxcar to help celebrate. An insulated boxcar, it has dual plug doors that seal tight to help keep the interior clean and at a steady temperature. It's popular for foodstuffs, and it has come back from Johnson Foods in Dale City.
Another Wisconsin & Southern insulated, plug-door boxcar is this one, painted for Athearn's 60th anniversary in 2007. The owner of the railroad must also be a model railroader! This boxcar is in the same train, returning from Johnson Foods.
Another interesting car is this large covered hopper. While the company is imaginary (created by the model manufacturer to help sell a series of cars and building kits based on the ethanol industry), the car is real; a Trinity Rail -built car with a 6351 cubic foot capacity designed for light-weight loads, such as sunflower seeds and livestock feed.
A railroad-owned car is this tank car. It uses its 20,700 gal capacity to carry lube oil to the various shops around the AP&W system. Out of the original 20 cars, only about a dozen are left after four decades of service; this one has lasted long enough to receive new paint and vertical conspicuity stripes.
Another pair of vets are these two boxcars; one painted for Norfolk Southern, and one still in Southern paint almost 30 years after the Norfolk & Western-Southern merger that created the new Norfolk Southern. Both cars were built in the early 70's for the Southern. The protrusions on the sides of the cars are locaters for the internal load restraints that allow these cars to maintain a smooth interior, and that give them their nick-name; "waffle sides". The restraints fit into the indentations ("waffles"), rather than a protruding interior rail, which can damage the cargo -or the worker- if run into.
In 2009, Model Railroading magazine celebrated its diamond anniversary, and the Wisconsin & Southern -which operates in MR's home state- painted up this boxcar to help celebrate. An insulated boxcar, it has dual plug doors that seal tight to help keep the interior clean and at a steady temperature. It's popular for foodstuffs, and it has come back from Johnson Foods in Dale City.
Another Wisconsin & Southern insulated, plug-door boxcar is this one, painted for Athearn's 60th anniversary in 2007. The owner of the railroad must also be a model railroader! This boxcar is in the same train, returning from Johnson Foods.
Another interesting car is this large covered hopper. While the company is imaginary (created by the model manufacturer to help sell a series of cars and building kits based on the ethanol industry), the car is real; a Trinity Rail -built car with a 6351 cubic foot capacity designed for light-weight loads, such as sunflower seeds and livestock feed.
A railroad-owned car is this tank car. It uses its 20,700 gal capacity to carry lube oil to the various shops around the AP&W system. Out of the original 20 cars, only about a dozen are left after four decades of service; this one has lasted long enough to receive new paint and vertical conspicuity stripes.
Another pair of vets are these two boxcars; one painted for Norfolk Southern, and one still in Southern paint almost 30 years after the Norfolk & Western-Southern merger that created the new Norfolk Southern. Both cars were built in the early 70's for the Southern. The protrusions on the sides of the cars are locaters for the internal load restraints that allow these cars to maintain a smooth interior, and that give them their nick-name; "waffle sides". The restraints fit into the indentations ("waffles"), rather than a protruding interior rail, which can damage the cargo -or the worker- if run into.
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