THE 80'S PT7

An FGE (Fruit Growers Express) reefer sits in Hillsdale Yard. Note the misspelled word; it should be "COLD" (you had only one job to do...). Behind the reefer is a cryogenic tank car.

More FGE cars, with the "SOLID GOLD" scheme. These are insulated boxcars; all are returning from Johnson Foods.

A draw-bared pair of GATX Airslide hoppers is also in the yard, after having delivered sugar to Johnson Foods. Note that the FGE boxcars have had their roofwalks removed, but the brackets and high mounted brake wheels remain.

An ex-DT&I gon joins an ex-Appalachian gon with steel coil loads from Wilson Steel.

An ex-AP caboose sits alongside an old scale test car. Scale test cars are important to help keep scales properly calibrated. Railroad shipments are charged by weight, not volume.

A closer look at the cryogenic tank car seen earlier. Carrying 15,000 gals of liquid nitrogen at -320 degrees, this car brought supper cooling capacity to Johnson Foods' frozen food unit.