I shot this pic of a covered hopper to show that sometimes the end caps on the outlet gates don't always get put back on after unloading! I'm sure they will be screwed back on before the car gets moved.
This shot shows a Coltainer placed on an EPIC articulated spine car with three EPIC containers. While these cars originally carried up to six EPIC containers, with two double-stacked at the ends of the car, these containers are taller than the origional ones; thus only four are now placed on a car. In front of the spines is a string of loaded NS TopGons.
More Coltainers behind the EPICs. Since they were in a sting of cars with coal-loaded TopGons, I no longer suspect that they are used for scrap hauling. They may, indeed, be used for their intended purpose of hauling coal, but the presence of the EPIC containers indicates that they may also be used for hauling contaminated dirt. Or even trash!
Starting off, here is a shot of a nice, clean, "HOG". This is a Road King.
Next up are these two shots of a Lamborghini Diabalo, owned by a local man. I met him once a while back, long before I took these photos. Unfortunately, the car only seems to come out at night; my humble little camera can't do this car justice!
I shot this pic of a covered hopper to show that sometimes the end caps on the outlet gates don't always get put back on after unloading! I'm sure they will be screwed back on before the car gets moved.
This shot shows a Coltainer placed on an EPIC articulated spine car with three EPIC containers. While these cars originally carried up to six EPIC containers, with two double-stacked at the ends of the car, these containers are taller than the origional ones; thus only four are now placed on a car. In front of the spines is a string of loaded NS TopGons.
More Coltainers behind the EPICs. Since they were in a sting of cars with coal-loaded TopGons, I no longer suspect that they are used for scrap hauling. They may, indeed, be used for their intended purpose of hauling coal, but the presence of the EPIC containers indicates that they may also be used for hauling contaminated dirt. Or even trash!