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Day 76

Ever wonder what happens to the railroad cars >>after<< a derailment?  They come here:

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(All photos taken with a Nikon Coolpx P7100)

I don’t know which derailment these grain cars came from.

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Not a lot left that is usable, except as scrap.  Just stack them up like blocks!

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The only thing you won’t find here very often are the wheels and axles.

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Have you ever looked at a railroad wheel?  I am not sure a nuke would do more than dent one.

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Although they do get flat spots.  Down the the Nevada Central RR I saw a lathe used to re-round the wheels.  That lathe would handle a 96″ wheel!!!

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~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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