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This is how bulkhead cars are loaded in Antigonish, NS. A truck drives by and unloads its cargo.
Here's another view of it: http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=38134&cat=500&perpage=18&ppuser=3391
TRAX cars are ussually used for MOW but this is one of the few, maybe even the only one used in revenue service along with the usual CN/IC/WC and NBSR wood cars we get.
Note that it appears to be a weld from two different cars. You can clearly see the differences on the top! Must be hard...
The only RR industry left in my town. Trucks come in from the hinterland, then unload the wood onto the cars which then CBNS picks-up and gives to CN who in return pass them onto another shortline. The cars used in the operation are CN, WC, IC and NBSR.
I have a short 10 second video of the...