Oil Movement
Japanese railways have a lot of 'block movements' but of course the trains are tiny compared with North America, typically around 20 or 30 vehicles. Oil and fuel distribution in this way is very common.
Here are two class EF64 Co-Co-Co locomotives with a load of fuel for central Japan, I'd guess probably headed for Matsumoto. They are on the Chuo Line at Hachioji, waiting 'in the hole' for a passenger train to pass. If you are a driver working these diagrams I'd guess that patience is definitely a virtue! But I've never noticed a JR driver reading a book in such situations.
This train will have come from Chiba Prefecture - the big refineries along the east side of Tokyo Bay at Ichihara then via the Keio Line to Shin-Koiwa marshalling yard and around the north side of Tokyo. Now the driver can look forward to a pretty run through the mountains to Kofu.
posted by Iain @ 12:34 AM
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Just a quick BTW. A steam special headed north out of Lancaster today haulled by a "Princess" class LMS jobbie all in black. No time to get a photo or read the name but I did get its number: 44186. Perhaps you have an old Ian Allan LMS book somewhere?
Hi Iain.
Nice photoghraph of that electric powered oil train. In yesterdays posting at My site "Eddie's Railfan Page" I did a feature about a rare open house at a large Chicago area sewer treatment plant in suburban Stickney Illinois. The sewer plant has their own private industrial railroad. In 1989 they took people for excursions in modified"side Dumping Gondolas" fitted with benches. It was an educational public relations event.
Thank You.
Eddie.
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