Mixed freight allowed again?

[C&O RR]

I caught this photo while ridding the SW Chief today. Photo was taken about 20 minutes out of the Kansas City station (heading towards Chicago). I have not seen something like this in over 40 years.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Poor man's Special!

 

[Devil's Advocate]

If the passenger car is empty is it still considered mixed freight?

 

[Walt]

Just a few days ago, I saw a NS consist, with 5 locomotives, and mixed amongst the freight cars, were several NJ Transit two level passengers cars. I assume the passenger cars were empty.

 

[trainman74]

Just a few days ago, I saw a NS consist, with 5 locomotives, and mixed amongst the freight cars, were several NJ Transit two level passengers cars. I assume the passenger cars were empty.

If not, some people were gonna be real surprised to find out they'd missed the change at Summit.

 

[Agent]

How many "passenger" cars were there? It looks like it could be a geometry train, like the one I've seen below, with a buffer car separating the locomotive from the geometry car taking measurements of the track.

 

[sechs]

I'd suggest that it is the track geometry car