For a couple months now, UP has been running unit oil trains over the Moffat and across the KP. The trains are running between Wash, UT (where they are loaded) and Midwest City, OK (where they are unloaded). With the recent boom in oil in the US, more such trains may be coming to the Moffat. As an added bonus, an unpatched Espee unit brings up the rear DPU as the train heads in to Denver.
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Posted By Kent Smiley On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 At 5:38:05 PM (PT)
Nice shot and good info about the Oil Trains. I notice there is a 'buffer' car between loco and tank cars. These are normally covered hoppers and I wondered if there was any reason for choosing these, i.e. they can be filled with some sort of fire retardant?
