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Hardcoaler Mar 26, 2015

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  2. Doug Gosha

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    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. :D

    Doug
     
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  3. Hardcoaler

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    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.

    1989-05 TANK DUPX Montgomery AL - for upload.jpg 1989-06 COVHOP SLSF Montgomery AL - for upload.jpg 1993-04-25 BOXCAR GN Montgomery AL - for upload.jpg
     
  4. Doug Gosha

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    Big Sky "Was" Blue.

    :D

    Doug
     
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    LOL, maybe that's a partly cloudy big sky blue! :D:p:ROFLMAO:
     
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  6. BNSF FAN

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    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! (y)(y)(y)
     
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  7. Hardcoaler

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    Certain slides scan up weirdly and the GN boxcar is one, almost looking like an artist's painting. o_O 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.
     
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    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:

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    "Reflections at Milepost Twenty"
    Amtrak 8 barrels east at MP 20 on the BNSF Glasgow Sub during golden hour.

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  10. Doug Gosha

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    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
     
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  12. Kurt Moose

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    WOW, just wow!!

    That is a remarkable shot!!!:love:
     
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    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.

    1979-05 GONDOLA GMO Knoxville TN - for upload.jpg 1979-05-05 BOXCAR IT Knoxville TN - for upload.jpg 1989-07 FLATCAR LN Montgomery AL - for upload.jpg
     
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    :) A couple of other GM&O cars, including a company tank car [April 1984, Tuscaloosa AL] and a covered hopper [April 1985, Montgomery AL].

    1984-04 TANK GMO Tuscaloosa AL - for upload.jpg 1985-04 COVHOP GMO Montgomery AL - for upload.jpg
     
  16. HemiAdda2d

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    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.
     
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    I don't do much still photography these days, unless i take stills while out shooting video like this:

     
  18. HemiAdda2d

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    A CP westbound grain train leaves Foxholm siding after meeting CP train 198 moments earlier. Canola blooms in the foreground.

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    Most excellent sir!
     
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    They just got their signal and clearance to head east, this is a long telephoto view, PIC_0142.JPG And earlier in the day, the same consist shortly after arrival, PIC_0136.JPG
     

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