THE 80's PT13

Still with the 80's train...

A three-pack of boxcars, including a P&LE car in Penn Central/New York Central Jade Green.

A close-up of the Savannah State Docks Railroad car, done in typical 70's style.

More tank cars, including a Dry Branch Kaolin car. The car with the black band is for hydrochloric acid.

A pair of CSX boxcars, including a plug door car on the right. CSX had just begun repainting its equipment during the late 80's, including some ex-FGE cars, like the second one.

Another new-to-the-scene company was Norfolk Southern, aka NS. These two ex-Norfolk and Western auto parts cars are headed west from the Green Island, NY Ford plant, which made radiators and springs. Unfortunately, this plant closed in 1989; yet another blow to the young AP&W.

An ex-Frisco wide vision caboose brings up the markers. By the late 80's, the caboose era was coming to a close and most Frisco cabooses were retired without being re-numbered, let alone repainted. Still it's nice to see one on the end of a train again.