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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
You telling the "professionals" how to do it?  This sort of work is in our job description and mission statement..... |
Was going to say that it is a hell of a lot easier than all that...
Learned a lot on a tour of the railhead out in st Louis. Did you know these cars are NOT attached to the wheels? Makes sense as younactually WANT them to roll off the carriage once the center of gravity is exceeded. This will prevent dragging all the other cars off with them. Pretty smart but a bit scary when explained.
Also, I got a warm-n-fuzzy with all the checks and specifications required when putting these things on the rails. A lot of guys working pretty hard to keep things safe and modern. all Union, which is high-dollar, but they do a good job.