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CR BT Dispr

August 05, 2020 10:11PM

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At least you used a tie. Last time I had to pole a car the best we could find was a pressure treated 4x4. 2AM and against a MT hopper in the dark. Hopper bound up in the switch and broke the 'pole'. At least I had the CDR get well clear before I started shoving. Turned out the MT was 1/4 full of stone, but that gave me enough weight to bang the corner good with the pilot to get it moving again without derailing. Ah, the things we do to get out of the yard....

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495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	drgwk37	August 05, 2020 07:51AM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	Kelly Anderson	August 05, 2020 07:56AM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	MD Ramsey	August 05, 2020 02:04PM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	CR BT Dispr	August 05, 2020 10:11PM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	jim pallow	August 06, 2020 06:39PM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	MD Ramsey	August 07, 2020 11:51AM
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Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	Rader Sidetrack	August 05, 2020 08:35AM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	hank	August 07, 2020 09:03AM
Re: 495 Poling on the Farmington Branch 1953	Kelly Anderson	August 05, 2020 09:09AM

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