Sun and Weeds

[setxrailfan]

Due to a conflict with a BNSF tie renewal project the weed srpay trucks bypassed Silsbee, Texas until later. Taken yesterday.


BNSF 5545 NS 6686 by Mark St. Aubin, on Flickr

 

[Abilene Ks Railfan]

Nice shot! I miss the weed spray trains they used to have

 

[setxrailfan]

Thanks! I miss them too. I used to watch the Santa Fe here in my hometown use tankcars and what I think was a baggage car to spray the row.

Here's a KCS spray train I saw 2 years ago in my area using Asplundh equipment: http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28229

 

[mrmoose]

Nothin' says Spring like some green vegetation 'tween the rails!

 

[setxrailfan]

It it gets much higher, I and everyone else will be using a lot more sand!

 

[laredosub]

Great shot, I saw a train similar to this on up in the Lubbock area last month.

 

[nman281]

Nice shot Mark. Perfect lighting. They just had contractor come and spray our yard last week. We spent most of the day moving cars around so they could hit the whole place. On the other hand, the weeds give the yard a different/ maybe a nicer look.