Weekly Photo Fun - Feb.6th-12th, 2015

[doctorwayne]

Saw an old BNSF Boxcar on a train in Delaware.....

That looks like it was, at one time, a covered hopper for carrying carbon black, as evidenced by the numerous small hatches. It's very unlikely that it was originally a BNSF car, though, as most were privately-owned and/or leased. While it's still a covered hopper, it's been turned into a buffer car, and is probably loaded with sand. These cars are placed between the locomotives and tank cars carrying hazardous material.
Here's one in carbon black service:





Wayne