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AC Woodward

March 25, 2007 08:28PM

When hauling bees and canaries and the train would bog down due to heavy tonnage, the brakeman would go back and pound the side of the cars with a brake club. This would cause the bees and the birds to flutter all around inside the car which would reduce tonnage and the train could then make it up the hill.
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Snow Slides Delay Shipment of Bees	Jerry Day	March 24, 2007 10:01PM
Re: Snow Slides Delay Shipment of Bees	AC Woodward	March 25, 2007 08:28PM
Re: Snow Slides Delay Shipment of Bees	Jerry Day	March 25, 2007 10:12PM

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