ROCK TRAIN PT2

The conclusion of last week's rock train...

Several Herzog cars are present; these are ballast cars headed east.

Another look at the Vulcan and AP&W two-bays. Note that the two cars are carrying slightly different types of rock; the AP&W cars are carrying crushed white granite, while the Vulcan cars are carrying crushed gravel similar to the ballast under the tracks. Note also, that the Vulcan cars have painted wheelsets, while the AP&W cars do not.

After the Herzog hoppers, is a string of Herzog gons with broken rock loads.

These loads are headed to a facility in eastern Pennsylvania to be crushed up for use in asphalt.

On the tail end of the train are two cars that are actually related to the fracking scene in western Pennsylvania; a pair of two-bay covered hoppers that are now emptied of their sand loads.

CRDX 21066 is a recent Trinity-built car.

WSOX 804849 is another recent Trinity car -but note the differences in stenciling and reflective stripe placement.