Next week, the rest of the train, including a few interesting units!
Sunday, May 31, 2020
PASSING TRAINS PT7; JBHTKC110 PT1
JBHTKC110 has not only a shortened consist, but a guest locomotive as well!
NS 9679, a GE C44-9W, leads today's short consist. (This was the break-in run of this new Scale Trains locomotive. Normally, I buy DCC/sound units, but the NS sound units sold out before I could get one, so this is a dc unit -hence the lack of lights as the unit is stopped for the photograph.)
A string of reefer boxes is riding the top positions of the first several wells.
The unique "How cool is that?" unit, atop a box without the "Intermodal" lettering.
Another reefer atop a box leased from U-Line.
A pair of smooth-wall containers.
More reefers, these with the "plain" JBHUNT logo, atop regular boxes with the same.
Another container leased from ULINE.
Next week, the rest of the train, including a few interesting units!
Next week, the rest of the train, including a few interesting units!
Sunday, May 24, 2020
TOWN LIFE PT3; MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
The long weekend is here...
The intersection of County Lane and Market St. is busy as everyone finishes up their Friday business.
Tony and his crew are busy as well, with plenty of cars in the lot awaiting attention, as the Greyhound bus leaves town for D.C.
There is only one person at the window, but soon, the Dairy Queen will be busy as lots of people will be looking for a sweet treat this weekend!
Main Street is nearly empty, as a man prepares to go into Perfect Perk for a cappuccino -or two!
Sunday services are also busy this weekend, as the town folks pay tribute to sacrifices made by others to protect and serve our nation.
And in honor of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice; THANK YOU!
Sunday, May 17, 2020
PASSING TRAINS PT6; PN70 PT5
The conclusion to PN70...
The first molten sulfur tank car is CGTX 13909.
Sister car CGTX 13920 has a slightly different font on the reporting marks; this car was a second-hand acquisition, and the old reporting marks have been patched over and re-stenciled for its new owner. CGTX is the Canadian arm of GATX, the former General American Tank Car Co., now General American Marks Co.
SUJX (Sulcom, Inc.) 299036 is one of the solid black cars.
And so is FHRX (Flint Hill Resources) 136015.
NDYX (First Union Rail) 113506 is a dark grey car with a black band. It is another car that has been re-stenciled for a new owner.
TILX (Trinity Leasing) 135344 is another black car with a yellow band.
TILX 135007 is a solid yellow car. So far, I have not seen any evidence that the different color combinations have any real significance, but do note that ALL molten sulfur cars have an orange rectangle with "2448" haz-mat code denoting the cargo on both sides and ends. Since a car carrying molten sulfur is pretty much incapable of carrying anything else, these cars lack the placards that conventional tank cars carry (which can be changed with the cargo), hence the permanent markings.
The string of yellow tank cars stretches on.
Bringing up the rear is a final carbon black hopper car, SRCX 3076, owned by Sid Richardson Carbon Co.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
PASSING TRAINS; PN70 PT4
More of PN70...
Carbon black hoppers are spread throughout the train like these two.
The first one is owned by Cabot Corp.
The other one is owned by Columbian Chemicals Company. While similar in appearance, the striping and lettering patterns are different (the joys of prototype variety!).
The two pink hoppers are owned by Halliburton, and are painted in honor of breast cancer awareness.
There is also a lot of molten sulfur traffic in PN70, headed to east coast industries. Many are black with yellow bands, like these cars.
Others are solid black.
The line of tank cars stretches to the end of the yard and beyond (the "horizon" on my layout!).
Next week we'll take a look at these cars, as we conclude PN70.
Next week we'll take a look at these cars, as we conclude PN70.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
PASSING TRAINS; PN70 PT3
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