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[MasonJar]

Thanks for the kind words, folks.

Could you provide some more detail on the mix of cars seen in the consist?

Andrew, I went back and added captions to the pictures - probably easier for viewers than making them flip back and forth to match a separate post with the pictures.

Wayne

Wayne -

Thanks for adding that info. Great to see all those cars again - amazing work!

I find the order of the cars really interesting. You've written before about how head-end cars sometimes end up on the "other" end for various reasons; in this consist I find it interesting that there seems to be a mix of everything compared with what we'd think is "normal" (or maybe it's just me ) i.e. a couple of head-end cars followed by passenger accommodation.

So here's the order as I understand it:

• horse express
  
• baggage
  
• insulated express
  
• express/RPO
  
• express box
  
• express reefer
  
• express box (X-29)
  
• mail storage
  
• insulated express cars x3
  
• regular box (with steam line?)
  
• "freight" box
  
• express reefer
  
• baggage X2
  
• coach*

for a total of 17 cars.

* coach here is noted as being for the crew. Would there be a dedicated crew that travels with some or all of these cars?

And I am guessing that this train generates quite a bit of revenue for the company - more so than the passenger trains would. Hence the higher priority and relatively valuable cargo being moved.


Andrew