On a recent morning, I found a passing intemodal in Montview Yard. Among the cars was this stack car;
It caught my eye due to the sharp contrast between the heavily weathered/graffitied sides and the fresh yellow patch for the new TTX logo.
When the train stopped (again), I had time to walk over to the other side, where I had a rare opportunity; to be able to shoot both sides of the same car at the same time! As you can see, a new patch was also used for the reporting marks.
Again, a fresh yellow patch for the new TTX logo. The "56" designation is for the well length; these cars were originally built to carry the UPS 28' containers (four to a well, hence the 56' length).
Another non-standard paint job is this boxcar. I couldn't get a clear shot due to the pipes, but if you look closely between the two vertical pipes, you will see that the car's number is spray-painted on the side! You know it's an old Southern boxcar only if you can read the rust that the lettering has become!
Finally, a re-paint and re-build. NS 5619 is a GP38 that has been rebuilt; the air horns have been relocated, an a/c unit has been added to the roof, displacing the radio antenna, and the unit now has a "liberated exhaust" with an extra pair of stacks next to the dynamic brake fan! If the unit is an ex-Southern unit, then it has also had its short hood lowered as well.
It caught my eye due to the sharp contrast between the heavily weathered/graffitied sides and the fresh yellow patch for the new TTX logo.
When the train stopped (again), I had time to walk over to the other side, where I had a rare opportunity; to be able to shoot both sides of the same car at the same time! As you can see, a new patch was also used for the reporting marks.
Again, a fresh yellow patch for the new TTX logo. The "56" designation is for the well length; these cars were originally built to carry the UPS 28' containers (four to a well, hence the 56' length).
Another non-standard paint job is this boxcar. I couldn't get a clear shot due to the pipes, but if you look closely between the two vertical pipes, you will see that the car's number is spray-painted on the side! You know it's an old Southern boxcar only if you can read the rust that the lettering has become!
Finally, a re-paint and re-build. NS 5619 is a GP38 that has been rebuilt; the air horns have been relocated, an a/c unit has been added to the roof, displacing the radio antenna, and the unit now has a "liberated exhaust" with an extra pair of stacks next to the dynamic brake fan! If the unit is an ex-Southern unit, then it has also had its short hood lowered as well. 
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