IN THE YARDS PT8

 

A worker checks the AEI readers. While the inevitable coating of dirt and grime won't affect the readers' abilities, if any moisture gets inside them, it will affect the electronics.

Later, Hank prepares to get in one of the transport rigs, to move the piece of equipment to a nearby job site. With fall now here, the railroad is making sure the line is ready for winter!

Another semi-tractor and a repair truck sit at the other end of the yard, awaiting the call to action.

Yet another semi moves an ex-Schneider trailer, now owned by the railroad for storage.

Dash 9-44 5410, the Rock Island Heritage unit, suns herself in the yard between assignments.

A short string of freight cars sit in the yard. These cars are headed for Pete's Plastics. Several tracks over is a string of gons loaded with scrap, destined for Wilson Steel. Next week, we'll be taking a look at the boxcars and hoppers, along with a few other cars.