Hearne, Texas, 2021. Richmond, Texas. Santa Fe tank car still in service in 2007. George Ranch Historical Park, Richmond, Texas. October 29, 2013. Empty, 2014.
A real oldie, CN predecessor Canadian Government Railways outside brace wood boxcar: Note the brake wheel on top. Imagine running along the roofwalks of a moving train, after the engineer signals to stop, applying the brakes on each car, day or night, sunny, hot, cold, rain, sleet, snow... Courageous or crazy? It was a living. George Westinghouse saved a lot of lives after he patented the automatic air brake. Exporail, August 2016.
From May 1984 at Montgomery, AL, AWP 51201, built March 1965. Note that the roofwalk and ladders are still intact. Fun Fact: Micro-Trains 31120 from 1982 is a somewhat similar N Scale car.
Below in Parachute CO Below in GJ CO And below my HO version. Back back in GJ CO, at the Whitewater Building materials facility.
Of Monopoly fame, three from the Reading. Fishbelly mill gon RDG 31806, 01/12/1979 at Knoxville, TN Plain and simple RDG 20008, built 11/1972, September 1981, Hudson, OH. As transferred to the D&H, the 24514, 01/28/1989 at Atlanta, GA.
BN Fuel tender in Alliance NE 1994. Sitting next to the service pit tracks, waiting to be topped off with fuel. B end details. A end details.
Taken in GJ CO 1997, these are hauling some kind of dust abatement, they used to spray on dirt roads. These are very similar to HO scale MDC 50' tank cars, unfortunately this service is very caustic, and where these cars will finish their productive service lives. A lot of patching and restenciling. Non hazmat service.
Taken at the Railhead switch just west of Durham siding in GJ CO 1999. This car was one in a pool of cars leased by then Total petroleum in GJ, here sitting MT waiting for an eastbound PU headed to Denver for reloading, to make another cycled trip to GJ. I made and decorated a few for mu HO scale outfit.
A couple from today's NS 14Z, eastbound at Wyomissing JCT. Hopefully I'll get some more posted tomorrow.
