Photo by Roni Gehlke. Hillyard is a good place to spot oddball equipment. Here we have a former Chessie System boxcar still wearing its kitten logo and original paint, although it now works in paper service for an independent carrier. It is March 1999 and the wild mustard is in full bloom. Photo by Roni Gehlke.
Surprises are what make a day by the tracks fun.
We hopped in the car and caught up with them at Hillyard, strapped up behind a brand new BNSF super pumpkin. Photo by Roni Gehlke. We have spottend many Norfolk Southern units roaming California rails, although their presence here is still considered a rarity. To see two in the same train is nearly unheard of. Photo by Roni Gehlke.