Wayne Laepple Wrote:
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> The reason for using four K-37's on stock trains
> on Marshall Pass was speed.They wanted to be sure
> to get the train to Salida as quickly as possible.
> There was a federal regulation that stock could
> not be confined in cars for more than 48 hours
> without being unloaded for water and rest.
John Norwood in R.G.N.G.Recollections describes the Livestock Confinement Law as 28hrs unless the shipper signed a 36hr release.
Chris
in New Zealand