Weed spraying train and other specialty trains

[Anonymous]

Today I went to a rail yard and got to check out the outside and inside of a weed spraying train. It was pretty cool. It had a short boom and a long boom, each with sprayers on them. It sprayed 14 feet out on either side. It also had mini weed spray cannons on the top for shooting out over other trains I guess. It consisted of a pipe car, two specialized boxcars, jampacked with pipes, hoses, pumps, barrels, storage tanks, generators, and computers. It also had four tanker cars: one for Roundup, one for some other weedkiller, and two for water. Overall, it cost one million dollars. Anyone seen any specialty trains?

[Dough]

Loram Rail Grinder, Loram Trencher, many ballast trains, crosstie trains, a string of flats and boxcars which CSX used to deliver two sets of tie replacing equipment, brush cutters (not really a train), welded rail

I have pics of much of the above, as I am a big MoW nut.[;)]

[locomutt]

There was, a weed spraying outfit in Hunington,WVa,a few years
back. I honestly can not remeber the name now.
They were based there,and had at least another location at that time.

[Anonymous]

Dough, can you post those pictures in this thread or post them on a website and put a link to that website on this thread?

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dough

Loram Rail Grinder, Loram Trencher, many ballast trains, crosstie trains, a string of flats and boxcars which CSX used to deliver two sets of tie replacing equipment, brush cutters (not really a train), welded rail

I have pics of much of the above, as I am a big MoW nut.[;)]

Dough,
That one sounds very, interesting,
I really like M.O.W. equipment also.
I was privileged several years ago to not only see,
but go in and look at a Sperry Rail Car. Also got
a few pictures of the car. I got invited into the
car and got to talk with the operator. That was
great to me. It was on the Paducah & Louisville
(old ICG).

[adrianspeeder]

A tank car of Roundup!!!! That stuff is over 100 bucks a gallon for concentrate, and i think that only makes 200 gallons of potent killer. Is that under armed gaurd?

Adrianspeeder

[Anonymous]

adrianspeeder, they are required to spray cross-country and they leave the tanker car lid open, so there much not be that much in there, or it would slosh out, I guess.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by joantvw

adrianspeeder, they are required to spray cross-country and they leave the tanker car lid open, so there much not be that much in there, or it would slosh out, I guess.

What? Apparently, you didn't get anything from the tank car.

[Anonymous]

It had hoses running into the tanker cars and they said that they go down inside them alot and that they did not want to have to open and close the lids.

[Jordan6]

It's amazing that there is so much different kinds of equipment used on the railroad. They've got something for everything.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

QUOTE: Originally posted by joantvw

adrianspeeder, they are required to spray cross-country and they leave the tanker car lid open, so there much not be that much in there, or it would slosh out, I guess.

What? Apparently, you didn't get anything from the tank car.

locomutt owes me a new keyboard!!!

[Puckdropper]

I got some pics of a Loram rail grinder a few days ago... When I get to going through them, I'll post a few good ones. Maybe even try for a pic of a day, if one's good enough.