Tue 3 Oct 2006

Neat BNSF HY Rail Truck

Posted by Daniel Swearingen under Modeling Ideas , Railroads
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I work in Point Richmond, California and we have a big BNSF yard (formerly Santa Fe) nearby. I have always loved trucks that have been heavily customized for their work and  this of course includes HiRail (or HY Rail) vehicles. This spanking new BNSF work truck is just too cool. I took these pictures over a couple days when this crew was working on tracks around town.

Front bumper and front rail wheels.

Rear rail wheels. Note the caboose style steps up into the truck.



Note the piece of rail up in the overhead rack.

 

2 Responses to “Neat BNSF HY Rail Truck”

  1. Yan Milette Says:
    November 13th, 2006 at 11:13 am

    Good morning, I’m a Freightliner Dealer in Quebec, Canada, and one of my customers would like to have a piece of equipment silmilar to this M2 Freightliner shown with Hi-Rail modification. I would like to know if this truck was modified (hi-rail and plateform in your entreprise) or if you have the information where the work was done. If you have the name of the Sales Dealer and the Serial number of this truck, that would be helpful too.

    Thank you,

     Yan

  2. Daniel Swearingen Says:
    November 13th, 2006 at 3:28 pm

    The Hy Rail company is based in Quebec. I’ve sent you their contact info by email directly.