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BNSF FAN
May 9th, 2004, 08:32 PM
Some days, you never know what you will see roll by. :cool:

http://www.railimages.com/albums/richardturney/aap.jpg

Sorry it's not a better shot but the car caught me by surprise.

Photo taken 4/26/04
CP&E 3207
May 10th, 2004, 06:45 AM
I have been seeing a lot of those rolling by lately. Several old Upper Merion & Plymouth hoppers too.
BoxcabE50
May 10th, 2004, 08:50 AM
What are their loads? Coal? Or something else?

:D

Boxcab E50
HemiAdda2d
May 10th, 2004, 07:30 PM
True enough!
I still see NP and GN woodchip gons in their ORIGINAL paint, unpatched by BN!
Here's a sample I shot in Minot, ND:
http://www.railimages.com/albums/BN/aca.sized.jpg
friscobob
May 18th, 2004, 04:40 AM
When last I spotted Frisco hoppers such as the pic shown above, they were in coal service. This one could be used hauling crushed rock, as I've seen Santa Fe 100-tonners in such service on unit rock trains through Sherman.

As for that tank car- that's a honey! Used to haul locomotive diesel fuel. I have an HO scale model of such a car (Athearn tanker, Oddballs Decals decal) in service. Frisco used 'em at all their yards, even in Hugo and Sherman.