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Jim Grigsby

January 02, 2017 04:40PM

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I once pulled a similar stunt on the restored SVRy at the McEwen yard. We had spotted a flat car on the West leg of the wye, and went back out on the main line to do some switching. Returning, we had to back around the blind curve of the wye, but I did have a fireman and brakeman in the cab. They were chewing the fat when I suddenly thought wait, where's that flat. I hit the air about a second before we hit the car with a resounding bang. Fortunately nothing was hurt but my ego, and the butts of the crew where I chewed on them for not watching.

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1911 wreck on the SVRy	J.B.Bane	January 01, 2017 12:37PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	SMITTY	January 01, 2017 01:22PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	Nelson Bros Lumber Co.	January 01, 2017 10:41PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	J.B.Bane	January 01, 2017 11:07PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	Chris Walker	January 02, 2017 12:15AM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	karl1459	January 02, 2017 12:14PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	Jim Grigsby	January 02, 2017 04:40PM
Re: 1911 wreck on the SVRy	J.B.Bane	January 02, 2017 06:04PM

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