Here's the GREX 6000 I spotted in September. Looks like you could scratchbuild this from a LL switcher:
Not necessarily unusual, but maybe a different look? BNSF was doing some tie replacement the last week or so through Colorado Springs and Fountain, and I caught a trainload of little things being carted away. First, an ex-BN unit on point: Next, a couple of shots of loaded equipment (all I could get as the camera wouldn't reset faster): And finally, a shot of the train moving off south: Of note is that the flats all had rails laid on them for the gear, and there was a fold down ramp on the last car to allow the stuff to be driven on and off.
At Hermosa siding, west side of Sherman Hill grade, WY, early August. There was a derailment up the line, and this piece of equipment was in the siding, with quite a few MOW trucks parked on the other side of the main lines. What does this do in relationship to ROW work?
Maybe not "unusual" as such, but a 1:1 example of non-scale-sized ballast: BTW, RRRR is Rock and Rail Incorporated, which I'm guessing (from observation) sells and provides transportation of a variety of stone products.
Here's one I found a couple years ago, still has the ATSF markings & mudflaps: [ January 05, 2006, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: campp ]
I caught this one yesterday hauling a seven-car train unloading ties for Katrina recovery. Edit - I believe the truck was being controlled remotely by the crane operator, although I could be wrong because I didn't get that good a look into the truck cab. [ January 05, 2006, 08:00 AM: Message edited by: Hytec ]
Kershaw ballast cleaner passing through Longmont: [ January 12, 2006, 07:10 PM: Message edited by: Keith ]
