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CharlieMcCandless

April 17, 2014 04:49AM

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I am amazed at how quickly these crews work. Conductor Dale Young and crew needed only 10 minutes to get the cars off the Poncha Pass siding, connect them to the rest of the train, air the cars, test them and go. I am sure the time was accurate as the crew got paid for the switching.

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Alamosa April 16 1949	Jimmy Blouch	April 16, 2014 10:39AM
Re: Alamosa April 16 1949	CharlieMcCandless	April 17, 2014 04:49AM
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