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Nice catch Paul, and in true green BC Rail paint! Well, what’s left of the paint anyways LOL
Something to think about – on the tank train through Chatham, I always see they use old grain hoppers behind the engines, and usually one or two at the end if there is a DPU pushing. I’ve always wondered why they don’t start using the vans again? Much more interesting to look at, you don’t have to use crew members really. And to me they stand out more for safety reasons than what grain cars ever could. Just a thought…!
Todd, there aren’t enough vans – buffer cars are mandatory for tank trains between locomotives and tank cars in certain situations, and the railways are basically using any old company owned freight car as the buffer. A van could be used, but I bet you can count the number of vans left each Class 1 on one or two hands give or take, especially for Canadian Class 1′s.