| Note: These photos are
mostly contemporary, i.e. well after the BNSF merger. |
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Revenue Cars |
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Autorack riding on ETTX 820542, north of
Alamogordo on 2/18/2008. This Union Pacific autorack train was headed
east on the Golden State route with an ex-SP SD40M in the consist. The
rack is in decent shape considering its age. |
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Autorack riding on ETTX 852511, same train as
above (2/18/2008). The taggers have gotten to this one. |
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Covered hopper 312910, from P-S, seen in
Longmont, CO on 7/31/2011. The original Santa Fe herald is barely
visible through the overpaint. |
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Covered hopper 313809, from ACF, parked in
Rincon, NM on 5/09/2010. |
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Covered hopper 315352, from P-S, in Longmont
on 7/31/2011. It carries ATSF reporting marks but no herald now. |
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 100-ton
triple hopper (open) 178571. It's being switched around in Gallup on
4/22/2012. The taggers have found this one, unfortunately. |
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100-ton
triple hopper (open) 178573, on a house track a few miles west of Gallup
(4/22/2012). |
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100-ton
triple hopper (open) 178993, on a house track a few miles west of Gallup
(4/22/2012). |
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100-ton
triple hopper (open) 179392, on a house track a few miles west of Gallup
(4/22/2012). |
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This ancient 40-foot boxcar, No. 22026, is
now on the Navajo Mine railway, and has been modified for use as a
catenary-maintenance car (the mine RR is electric). It's been at the
mine since the 1980's, perhaps longer. It still carries all its ATSF
markings except for a New or Built date, which may be hidden behind the
partially-opened door. |
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Non-Revenue Cars and other equipment |
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ATSF
Caboose No. 999753. This cab is kept at Socorro, NM for use
as a shoving platform when switching the Dicaperl Minerals spur. The car
has been there for quite a while and is not protected in any way I could
see. Obviously the local taggers find it an easy mark.
Top: 3/4 view from the "lit" side
(12/04/2006). Note the side ladder. Car built by
International Car in the mid-1970s. Note that basically all
windows are covered in sheet metal.
Middle: From down-sun, we see the opposite
end. The car is usually left on the tail of the wye, which is also the
beginning of the spur track leading into town.
Bottom: Interior view. The car is not
locked or even closed, so I assume that nothing of value is stored (or
attached) within. |
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Water car 189228, parked at Rincon on
2/19/2007. Stencils say "Domestic Water". |
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This container has been set on the ground
and is now used as a storage shed in Las Cruces, NM (technically,
Mesilla Park). It's a standard 40-foot box, but all revenue markings
have been painted over. Photo taken 11/1/2009. |
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