WAF Wrote:
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> > Norden Norton Wrote:
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> > > FullertonDave Wrote:
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> > > > Back in the late 1960's SP had 5 rotaries
> > > stationed in Roseville and 2 in Sparks.
> > >
> > > That was back in the "old days" when they ran
> a
> > > lot of trains over Donner Pass. Times have
> > > changed. There's not nearly the amount of
> rail
> > > traffic running on the Overland and Feather
> > River
> > > routes as there used to be. Remember the
> "Ford
> > > Fast"? That was when we had automobile
> > assembly
> > > plants. Remember the "Salad Bowl Express"?
> > That
> > > was when the railroads were interested in
> > hauling
> > > perishables. I could go on.
> > >
> > > [
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> > > The Overland Route is covered at the 29:52
> > mark.
> >
> > The rotaries are relics of the past and
> expensive
> > for the railroad to operate - especially with
> > their own employees, many of whom are nothing
> but
> > useless "feather-bedders." They should be
> removed
> > and scrapped, and non-union contractors with
> their
> > own equipment brought in.
>
> Said like a true white shirter at One Market. Only
> problem is, how many snow wars have you fought?
I can happily say,
none. I didn't even like having to
work in snow, and made an concerted effort to avoid it whenever possible.
So, how many "snow wars" have
you fought during your railroad career?