Re: Loose dunnage

John West Wrote:
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> Consignees were supposed to remove everything from
> the cars, but often did not. Rules like that were
> rarely enforced. But because of them the
> railroads could cut costs by closing cleaning
> tracks. So loose dunnage was against the rules
> but happened all the time. The really dangerous
> part was metal straps hanging from the cars that
> could slice a body part off very easily. We
> discussed the loose dunnage before the trip and
> decided to leave it there because it would be
> prototypical (and there were no metal straps to
> decapitate photographers too close to the track).
>
> JBWX


You all did a hell of a good job putting this together.