Strange Consist

[Brakie]

Nothing unusual there..Judging by the way "They then proceeded to head back east the way they came" I suspect they left their train outside of town so they wouldn't block street crossings while they went about their work.

Nope. We go that way to reach our place, and the rail crossings to the east were clear - no cars on the line anywhere in sight. We crossed the line twice in the process looking for signs of more activity.

Then there's 2 things left:

1.The units was being Deadheaded.

2.They started the day with several cars and you saw the last of the work.