Western Railroad Discussion > Unique auto rack in Cajon

I guess this what you do with rusted out autoracks.

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And how the heck did they do this? Ladder?

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checkmate007 Wrote:
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> I guess this what you do with rusted out
> autoracks.

What do you mean? Those racks were probably always that way. There's
still a few running around that aren't fully enclosed.

As to the other post about the full sided graffiti, I assume they use some
sort of paint roller. If you see them up close, they usually look like they
were rolled on, rather than spray painted.

csxt4617 Wrote:
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> checkmate007 Wrote:
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> > I guess this what you do with rusted out
> > autoracks.
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> What do you mean? Those racks were probably always
> that way. There's
> still a few running around that aren't fully
> enclosed.

The double deck open racks were probably required for the high profile cabs on these trucks. The remaining open cars in BNSF NA service are frequently run close to the headend where crews (hopefully) will keep an eye on them. Bob

this autorack along with a few more were covered back in September 2004 after being freshly tagged here in the Bay Area down by the Nummi plant in Milpitas/Warm Springs. Looks like those pink trucks have faded...

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,796785

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