How short have you seen them? It doesn't look to have a FRED, but when I saw this, it was just that single car behind the Dash-9. Prolly switching!
This one has a Fred! Single NS dash 9 with one gon and one bulkhead flat on 19th St, Erie, PA. Sep 2000.
I'd say probably switching. But it could also be a hot car that required a priority move for delivery to a customer. Such trains do happen. Boxcab E50
It has a FRED! That is a "Boeing Special"!! Once in a while, the BNSF moves a single car from one Boeing plant to another. Sometimes two cars are in the movement. Just saw one this weekend.
This one was in Cheyenne on July 3rd. Thanks for the info, Doofus! I hate to say it, but that handle doesn't suit you very well at all...