PASSING TRAINS PT55(2)

Last week, Extra 8678 was stopped for a meet with a passing train. This week, the passing train enters...

OM518 rolls through Hillsdale behind a trio of GE's, including a pair of BNSF ES44C4's.

8678's crew prepares to perform an inspection of OM518 as it rolls past. It may be a train of empties, but ANY derailment is a bad thing!

The two crews exchange greetings as OM518 passes by at reduced speed.

The third GE in OM518's consist is AP&W 9485, an ES44AC.

The lead engines slowly make their way past the oversized load. The immense size of the transformer is the reason for the slow speed -and why the meet is being held in Hillsdale Yard instead of out on the main line.

OM518 continues its slow creep past Extra 8678. Actual speed may be 15 mph, but when you're usually rolling along at 50 mph, it seems like a crawl!
The conclusion of OM518 next week...