Western Railroad Discussion > Field of Dreams

Well... not exactly.  More like Field of Hoppers.

Came across this amazing scene at Mill Creek OK this afternoon 01/03/2021. I have no clue why all these hopper cars are in a field with no railroad tracks.
But maybe someone on TO knows. 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/03/21 17:01 by KB5WK.

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Another view

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Looks like storage. Very cheap long term storage.

It sure does look like that.  Wild stuff!

- Jeff

Txhighballer Wrote:
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> Looks like storage. Very cheap long term storage.

That is right next to the US Silica plant.   Is that a cheaper way to store those cars with product in them than paying to store them on a local railroad line?   Can anyone check some of those car numbers to see if they are listed as active cars?  

Wow,very interesting.Downturn in the Fracking business ???
Regards,dK

Wow, just when you think you've seen everything....

Bill G.

No graffiti!

Reminds me of the cover art for the Pink Floyd album, "A Momentary Lapse of Reason." 

 

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Just wild!

I wonder if they have been retired.

Most of those look fairly new.

Eng.Shadetree

Two questions:
How did they get there?  I'm guessing a lot of temporary track.

What are the wheels setting on?

Railrev Wrote:
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> Two questions:
> How did they get there?

Hulcher?

Very interesting...are there trackst nearby?

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

The ultimate in intermodal. 

           Pretty simple: These cars are not near old enough to retire, there fore they still have a lot of value. The drilling business is in the toilet ( other businesses are soon to follow ) therefore there is not near the need for all the sand cars. No point in scrapping them and highly doubtful they are setting there loaded. Since they are far apart, yes most likely they were mechanically placed ( no tracks and no need of tracks ). Reporting marks are those of cars used to haul sand, some companies had 5000 or 6000 of these each. Halliburton had over 6000 and some leased too.

All it needs now is a monolith.

Probably less expensive long term storage solution not having to pay a railroad carrier monthly storgage fees.

All I see is a tar pit of old Dinosaurs.  Wind power is overtaking these relics.  Great comparison!

Same deal at Preferred Sand in Sanders, AZ. 2-Bay sand hoppers sitting in storage, on track, due to the downturn in Fracking. The discovery of a reservoir of oil in the Permian Basin that doesn't need to be fracked is one factor.

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