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Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 03-22-2020 - 08:45

i was there Wrote:
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> 70-lb rail, untreated 60-year-old redwood ties,
> dirt for ballast, and a couple high-steppin'
> Pacifics was a recipe for derailments. They were
> pretty common out there at Hunter's Point... just
> didn't catch many on video!
>
> We ultimately tore out the switch that the Sub
> derailed on and straight-tracked that stretch. As
> I recall the switch the 72's tender got hung up on
> was actually in halfway-decent shape. Don't
> remember what exactly happened there. We seemed
> to never stop working on that track at that end of
> the yard.

Looking at google earth, all that track is gone. Curious, what was that big multistory white building with no windows seen in the videos used for?

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  2467 and 2472 doubleheader HUTCH 7.62 03-21-2020 - 12:21
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  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader John Bromley 03-21-2020 - 13:35
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader Keith Ode 03-21-2020 - 14:31
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader HUTCH 7.62 03-21-2020 - 20:21
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader i was there 03-21-2020 - 21:42
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader HUTCH 7.62 03-22-2020 - 08:45
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader MT2 03-22-2020 - 09:41
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader HUTCH 7.62 03-22-2020 - 18:57
  Re: 2467 and 2472 doubleheader i was there 03-22-2020 - 23:22


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