Thursday, November 7, 2024

Pop-up Post: Four Days in September 2024, Freight Cars

During my Four Days in September pop-up posts (link to the first of six here - it's like a six-pack of pop-up!) I profiled the plethora of passenger and freight trains I observed along CN's Kingston Sub over those four days in late September. I like freight cars, so I'm always watchful for the interesting ones in what are becoming increasingly boring single-commodity freight trains comprising lease-fleet cars. I had some success. The cars I've selected are shown in this post; minimally-captioned and shown in chronological order.
Day One: Containers on CN No 149


CIGX 807749 steel car on CP No 230

GACX 54853 steel car on CP No 230

One Western Red Lily GWRS 306184, and three original 1981-schemed
ex-SKPX Great Western cylindrical GWRS 306135, 306250, 306118

CGAX 9190 one of 480 Cargill Grainporters

SOO 5138 flat car with sheet steel load

Living The Dream on CBFX 398473

CPKC post-merger container

Temperature-controller white boxes and CP power pack underneath

Condo container on CP

Condo container on CN

Ex- BCOL wheel car 990340 on CN No 305 

Day Two: Could be Elvis, could be Wayne Newton, could be Don Ho

Respecting the shield, slogan, reporting marks

Just Du It!

It's why I watch trains!

Day Three: WC 33145 ex-BN scrap tie car on CN No 372

TILX 308212 unusually nicely-graffiti'd on a propane tank car

ONT 7796, 7743

BN 467354 small-logo BN survivor

CSXT 151356 Big Blue in forestry-product pool service

Chicago Central 40040 rare red hopper in scrap tie service on CN No 368

BCOL 9264 in scrap tie service on CN No 368 - the dogwood logo is in there somewhere

CNA 409337-GTW 408085 noodling along

WC 84714 on CN No 305

CHXX 144 your basic black gondola

Irving lumber woodn't be any other train than CN No 305 NOKL 736757

TILX 259444 another colourfully graffiti'd tank

Building America one auto rack at a time with Union Pacific TTGX 835139

Day Four: Which train is it? GTW 623590 with Irving lumber

Patchwork auto racks on CN No 271: WRWK 9075

WRWK 9160

WRWK 9028

WRWK 9063

Patchworks from a different series on CN No 276: WRWK 300141

Patchwork WRWK 300126

Originally CNA, now GTW 406475 Port Hawkesbury boxcar on CN No 372

Route Rock remnants on OFOX 815340

Can't quit the quilts! WRWX 9180

DUEL purpose

Condo container on CN No 106 at Gananoque Junction

Running extra...
If you can, attend a Remembrance Day service on Monday.
 Spare a thought for our veterans and those no longer with us who fought for our freedom. 
The 21st Bn CEF Memorial in Kingston's City Park, taken this week.

Recently shared by VIA's Chief Commercial Officer Michael Acosta, these are conceptual drawings for VIA's arriving-2035 Long Distance Regional Remote fleet replacement. Like many VIA trains, expect this project to run late!
 

2 comments:

Michael said...

I thought that crooner was Lionel Richie at first. He's easy like Sunday morning.

Eric said...

Yes! And that train will be rolling All Night Long!