PASSING TRAINS PT56

After delivering the transformer to a power plant in New Jersey, Extra 8678 returns back west...

EMD SD70MAC 8678 leads the way around the curve under the bridge.

Business is slow today in Hillsdale Yard, as the train rolls through.

Without a load, the Schnabel is closed, making for a shorter -and lighter- car.

The previous time we saw this car, the wheelsets had yet to be painted.

Now they have. The wheel mask only does four wheels at a time- and this car has sixteen of them!

The caboose brings up the rear. While few trains use cabooses anymore, they are still a must on oversize load movements to house the crew that travels with -and monitors the clearances of- the load.