Odd Loads

[kwboehm]

The power company was building a new substation out in the county, and the generators were brought in by the UP on special flat cars, some with two 3-axle trucks on one side. Attached to one of the cars on the siding that the generators were being offloaded from were 3 old Mo-Pac scale cars. I didn't actually see the generator while they were on the cars, but saw some pics of them being taken down county roads to the plant.

[mudchicken]

Right now (Sat 10/11), there is a complete train on BNSF (Led by a Santa Fe SD40-2 and an ex CR HLCX SD40-2) ready to go south from Denver with 50+ 89' flatcars with the tower sections (10 ft. diameter white tapered cylinders). Traffic on nearby I-25 is slowing to watch this odd parade pass by.

[Anonymous]

On Thursday (10/16) there was a special move through Bay City, MI on the Central Michigan Railway. It was a large Concrete cylinder on a Schanbel flatcar containing spent nuclear fuel rods. The train consisted of a locomotive, two idler cars, the special flat car, a security caboose, and a blue business car, The Blue Ridge. The train originated in Gaylord, MI. and was traveling to South Carolina. Its maximum speed is 25MPH. It was routed LSRC, CMGN, CSXT.

[Anonymous]

Was the Schnable car GLOWING ? LOL [8D] That sounds like the same thing that went thru Sacto. Ca. a few years ago [:0]

[Anonymous]

Up here on NS main I spotted one NS dash-9 pulling approximatly 44 John Deere Farm machines, there were 2 per flatcar, they were heading east just coming out of the tunnels and heading toward altoona. This was weird I thought, they were not covered or anything, just sitting on flat cars. They were very large, I know nothing about farming, but they were'nt little tractors. Guessing some type of harvesting, maybe goin to an east port ? ?

[JoeKoh]

Silvo
I have seen whole trains of case I/H tractors being pulled through by Up and Leased runthrough power.4 tractors per car.
stay safe
Joe