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Sometimes things line up nicely. After coming off yet another venture to the Bloomington District, I found myself wandering over to Tolono just to see what was going on. D91 was working industry near CP Dawn, and some stuff was moving around on CN and NS alike, so I had a little look around. I initially thought to just sort of watch and wait, put down the camera and just see some things move. We, as photographers, end up watching trains move primarily through our camera viewfinders, or rearview mirrors as we speed away to the next spot for a photo. Sometimes it's good to take a step back and watch.
Yet, when I turned up at CP Dawn, there was no way I could put down my camera. The sunset was blossoming into a brilliant orange fireball, and with NS sending a westbound train my direction, it was shaping up to be a wonderful view. Timing really is the crux of it all.
NS 181, chock full of classic big 86ft autoparts boxcars and led by one of the new UP repaints, heads off into the sunset at CP Dawn on the NS Lafayette District. Many of these boxcars are reaching their 50 service life date, so many may not last all that much longer in operation. But then who knows? Either way, they're a cool sight for now, as is a classic sunset. A very nice way to end a very nice day out.
One more of Jose, because what is better than a upside down teenager in front of a line of car doors?
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24 minutes behind Q243, autorack/autoparts train Q241 curves around the SE transfer track at Deshler behind a pair of AC4400's.
CSXT 444
CSXT 144
Another trainload of Ford autoparts heads west at Bates to help feed North America's insatiable appetite for Ford F150 pickup trucks.
NS 7536
UP 9694
Wish I could have put some scale to this, but I was turning across a four lane road, saw it lying in the road, grabbed the camera and took two shots out the car window. I had the telephoto lens on, so was just happy it worked. Some tractor trailer (lorry) is missing a lug nut though. This thing was HUGE!! If it's still lying there when I go back, I'm gonna grab it, it could be a candle holder, lol. The crazy things I take photos of.....I'm as nuts as this nut.....
M45 passes thru the control point at Bates with a 23-car Memorial Day edition of the Ford autoparts train.
After the nice sun on Sunday, everything went to crap this holiday weekend with high clouds and scattered showers.
NS 9129
NS 9674
Built in 1977 by Greenville Steel Car Co, this big boxcar spent its heyday on some of the hottest trains run on the Southern Railway. It still finds itself hauling lightweight auto parts many years later, seen here on Detroit's south side. However, with the AAR's regulation restricting interchange of railcars over 50 years in age, there may only be a few more years left in the life of this 10,000 cubic foot behemoth.
Below the faded "Southern" lettering is one of the railroad's old slogan's: "Gives a Green Light to Innovations".
SOU XP A806 #42566
Allen Park, MI
September 17th, 2023
Fast Fords train 145 races west near Dawson, IL with yet another trainload of Ford F150 and Transit Van autoparts for the large assembly plant in Claycomo, MO.
NS 9853 - D9-44CW
NS 2535 - SD70
On International Loadstar chassis. From the FINAL Dobbins Autoparts auction. www.dailydieseldose.com for more!
CSX train R376 was headed east on the Philadelphia Subdivision behind a pair of SD50s in 1994.
In the years since, the state of Maryland built an overpass for Riverside Drive right through this scene, CSX removed the classic B&O signals, autopart traffic is practically non-existent and the SD50 fleet is long retired.
Operator: Edwin D. Chito
Fleet No.: 551045
ENGINE
Maker: Shanghai Hino Motor Co.
Model: J08E-UTP
CHASSIS
Maker: Yangzhou Yaxing Motor Coach Co., Ltd.
Model: YBL6118HE3 (LJSKA8GT)
COACH
Coachbuilder: Aspire Autoparts and Repair Services, Inc.
Model: HFC6108 (repl.)
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Location: Alabang Viaduct, Muntinlupa City
The open door invites passers-by for a ride in this beautiful old Dodge truck. Years of neglect are evident as the Blackberry canes and tall grass slowly envelope the old workhorse
Extra foam points for old iron in original paint schemes - a high-cube auto parts boxcar built in 1968, but owner Detroit, Toledo and Ironton hasn't existed for 30 years now.
Drifting down the siding as the caboose on the eastbound had just cleared them, the trio of GP40s on freight #226 tow their autoparts boxcars obediently along. The MILW 2004, 2035 and 2008 represent the standard power set for this era of the Milwaukee Road: either a trio of GP40s or a pair of SD40-2s were about all you ever saw. Taken at the HWY 23 crossing just east of Genoa, IL on June 23, 1985.
Milwaukee Road’s hot westbound Ford train passes through Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 28, 1985. This view is from the 16th Street viaduct, and Mt. Vernon Avenue parallels the tracks here.
CP train 185, the Ford autoparts hotshot, heads west out of the Wisconsin River valley at Wisconsin Dells, WI with a pair of SOO SD60's.
June 23, 2007.
TRADE NAME:
Worthy Transport, Inc.
Operator: Worthy Transport, Inc.
Fleet No.: 2227
ENGINE
Maker: Nissan Diesel Motor Co.
Model: FE6C
CHASSIS
Maker:
Model:
COACH
Coachbuilder: Aspire Autoparts & Repair Services
Model: Travego (refurbished Exfoh)
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Location: EDSA, Brgy. Kamuning, Diliman, Quezon City
Iconic American auto parts and service center was sold today (10/26/2015) to the Japanese tire company Bridgestone for $835 million and who knows how this 1921 established Philadelphia based company will end up, more than likely stores across the country will close and jobs will be lost as Bridgestone is really only interested in the service and tire end of the company - so we'll see this might be Manny, Moe & Jack's last ride
Operator: R. Sedillo / Alabang Transport Service Cooperative.
Fleet No.: 8858
ENGINE
Maker: Doosan Infracore
Model: DE08TIS
CHASSIS
Maker: Daewoo Bus Corp.
Model: BS106
COACH
Coachbuilder: Aspire Autoparts and Repair Services, Inc.
Model: Travego (repl.)
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Location: Padre Burgos Ave., Liwasang Bonifacio, Ermita, Manila
The Soo Line acquired five 86' high cube boxcars in 1970 that were originally operated by the Ann Arbor Railroad. They were a mixture of Greenville and Thrall-built cars. It appears that they were originally procured to participate in an auto parts pool hauling stamped metal parts. By 1980, these cars were no longer on the roster and presumably, were working for another road in similar service. Photo of #169004 taken in Milpitas, CA in January of 1972 by an unknown photographer.