When I was a kid, there were many tank cars with the wording "Inedible Grease" on them around here from the Hormel plant. I didn't know what it meant. Years later, when I worked there and part of my job was to notify the two railroads of switching moves, larger, longer cars with the same notation on them were used. I knew what it meant, by then. I remember, when I found out what "inedible" meant, I thought, "Shouldn't it be "Inetible"? Still a kid then, of course. Doug
Some more cars, including a giant Dupont ethylene glycol tank car, Frisco covered hopper and GN boxcar. All were found in Montgomery, AL, the first two in 1989 and the GN car in 1993.
Those Dupont ethylene glycol tank cars would be cool models in N scale. I remember seeing many of these in the late 80's and early 90's passing through Chattanooga. Great freight car shots Hardcoaler!
Certain slides scan up weirdly and the GN boxcar is one, almost looking like an artist's painting. Glad you're enjoying the rolling stock shots. I'd forgotten that I took so many. That giant tank car remains the largest I've ever seen before or since.
Took this about ten years back, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Never found out why it was sitting there, but it remained for a long time. Not sure if still there. Rumors were it was due to be scrapped, and that might have happened:
"Reflections at Milepost Twenty" Amtrak 8 barrels east at MP 20 on the BNSF Glasgow Sub during golden hour.
I have always liked the "Big Sky Blue" scheme. It was very fresh looking at the time it debuted. Boy, that's a LOT of antifreeze in that big Dupont tanker! Doug
I want to model one of those now. GREAT info resource on those rail whales here: http://www.railgoat.railfan.net/railwhales/index.htm
Three more fallen flag freight cars here, with a GM&O gon and IT 40' boxcar found at Knoxville, TN in May of 1979, plus an L&N flatcar in Montgomery, AL in July 1989.
A couple of other GM&O cars, including a company tank car [April 1984, Tuscaloosa AL] and a covered hopper [April 1985, Montgomery AL].
Very cool! I never realized it until I started researching super tank cars, but railroad-owned tank cars are somewhat rare. Most were owned by lessors or utilities, etc.
I don't do much still photography these days, unless i take stills while out shooting video like this:
A CP westbound grain train leaves Foxholm siding after meeting CP train 198 moments earlier. Canola blooms in the foreground.
They just got their signal and clearance to head east, this is a long telephoto view, And earlier in the day, the same consist shortly after arrival,