Friday I saw something rather weird on the NS Columbus, OH - Bellevue, OH track, about 3 miles south of Bellevue going north. It was kind of like one of those pickup trucks that have train wheels.....only it was more like a semi.....and it was pulling 4 tall gondolas and some other thing behind them I couldn't see well. I've had some pretty weird dreams involving trains in my lifetime...and when I first saw this thing I though I was dreaming for a moment anyone know what this might have been?
I believe they're called 'Brandt Trucks' and they use them instead of a work train for things like putting out new ties and tie plates. No your not dreaming.
thanks...I just did a google image search for "Brandt Truck" and saw several pictures of the same kind of thing I saw
Another tool to eliminate train crews is how we see them. The MOW guys now have to do what used to be done with a work train, including hauling their own gons around. Sometimes they get pilots from T&E but not always. Grrrrr!