A new PRR switcher drops off an empty covered hopper for a load of pure white sand. Allot of the sand produced here went to be used in glass and telescope lenses including the Hubble Telescope.
This photo was shot by my friend Glenn Hargrave at the UP/BNSF crossing in Saginaw, TX January 2, 2005. I was standing about 20 feet away snapping my own photo, but his came out much better. We both took aim on this hopper after I remarked that I had a P2K hopper that I wanted to make very...