| Always a delight to see these12 axle massive hot metal bottle cars (torpedo cars to some) rolling down the tracks between the former Inland Steel plant in East Chicago, Indiana and the Riverdale, IL finishing plant. What makes this time unusual is the lack of spacer gondola cars between these behemoths. I was told once the weight could damage the rails without spacers between, even if they were empty like these eastbound ones. Strange! First time to see this. |