| Posted by Desperado on June 11, 2016 | |
Are those solar panels on the ballast cars?
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| Posted by Steve Larson on June 11, 2016 | |
Stunning! Love this pic, Kevin. Well shot. Thanks for sharing with us.
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| Posted by Kevin Morgan (ColoradoRailfan.com) on June 12, 2016 | |
@Desperado: Yes! The solar panels charge batteries on each car that, in turn, power the doors for dumping the ballast. In fact, each car has a GPS unit that can be programmed by the railroad. The result is that the cars will automatically dump ballast exactly where they are programmed to!
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