Pennsylvania Heritage Unit

[Burlington Bob]

Taken today in Adair, Illinois. Empty oil tanker train headed towards Galesburg. Taken with my cell phone in the morning sun. Didn't turn out too bad.

 

[Motley]

Thats pretty cool.

How did you know the tankers were empty?

 

[Burlington Bob]

By Motley;

How did you know the tankers were empty?

From the direction they were headed. Empties north to Galesburg and beyond and loads south towards Paducah and wherever. Got a video if I can figure out how to post it. The oil train was taking the siding for a loaded coal train waiting on the main. This section of the BNSF is operated under track warrants and Adair siding just had RCPS's (remote controlled power switch) installed recently.