URR's daily afternoon slab train seen here shortly after departing the ET works. Bound for the rolling mills in near by Irvin, not be confused with nearby Irwin.
A pair of Union switchers coupled to a caboose sit quietly as 5 other Union switchers idle while waiting for a crew to handle them and a string of loaded coke hoppers attached.
Coke is the big deal on the URR. 15 is seen here bringing empties out of the blast furance while a few tracks deep another loaded coke train is arriving for consumption by ET.
Most railroads try to become more uniform but not the Union. The company's obsession with safety yellow has caught on with the caboose fleet too. Compare C104 to its more traditional sister in the... (more)