CRHS brings back blue cabooses to Pennsylvania (also, Eds Law)

[rswinnerton]

Over the last week or so, the CRHS has brought back blue cabooses to the Keystone State. Here we see CR 21165 (ex Erie Lackawanna) with 3 NJ Transit cars enroute to Allentown, PA from Harrisburg on NS train 33A.



And at Rockville Bridge



I remember there being an 'Ed's Law' challenge on passenger cars with a caboose.  Well, Eds Law in full effect!

Here's another pic passing the Fleetwood Auto Body plant on the transfer train from Allentown to Reading



(That's a little more like it)

Final destination is Topton, PA for painting and eventually operation.

[Philip H]

What I want to know is what the heck is that beefy gondola in front of it.

[rswinnerton]

That's an NS tie gon. Carries ties in work trains usually.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

They were made out of either bulkhead flats or pulpwood racks, hence the weird design.

[nkalanaga]

I wonder of the sides are reinforced to hold a crane or end loader running on top of the car for loading and unloading?  It does seem a little over braced for a load of ties.

[rswinnerton]

Yes, you can run a Jimbo crane (walking beam crane) over them.