PASSING TRAINS PT49; FALL EXCURSION

Fall is in the air. You know what that means -excursion time!

A fall steam excursion at that! A 1920's era USRA Heavy Pacific pulls a string of heavyweight passenger cars from the same era.

Many of the cars are Pullman sleepers, painted and lettered in the classic green scheme.

The train rolls through the yard, providing a contrast of nearly a century with the modern equipment -including the brand-new GECX Tier-4 GEVO's on the right!

Leaving town, the train shows off both a baggage car and an RPO on the head-end. The closest thing to time travel is the steam excursion!

The "markers" are brought up by a Solarium Car. While the open-ended platform observation was more common during the heavyweight car era (before WW2), the fully enclosed Solarium Car was actually a better accommodation, since passengers could enjoy the view without the wind, rain or snow!