THE 80'S; PT11

During the late 80's, leased locomotives began showing up on the AP&W's rails, as seen here by EMD Lease 779; an ex-Conrail (nee-Penn Central 7979) GP38-2.

The second unit is 454, an ex-Frisco GP38-2. Note that while both have rooftop flashing beacons, the Frisco unit has a full-sized fuel tank, while the leased unit has a smaller tank.

A short string of covered hoppers, including a pair of ADM cars, is on the head end.

Behind the grain hoppers is a string of LPG (liquid petroleum gas) tank cars, returning back west empty.

Not all of the tank cars are black; witness this pair of white GATX cars, which are for anhydrous ammonia, used in fertilizer. These cars were a frequent sight during the spring, as local farmers prepped their crops.

The second car shows off its blue GATX logo, while a Conrail cylindrical hopper follows, with a RailBox boxcar behind that. Which is where we'll follow up next week.