Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> In the initial post the conductor is riding an
> empty flatcar. In the video the flatcar now has a
> piece of rail loaded on the deck...what's the
> story on the piece of rail...where was it loaded
> and was that the reason for having the flat ads a
> "handle" for the tank cars.
>
> Inquiring minds want to know!
>
> Dick Samuels
> www.oregonpacificrr.com

Dick,

I don’t know if the rail on the flat car shown in the video was picked up earlier in the morning on July 8th or on a previous day. Based on a video I saw on YouTube the rail may have been dropped off somewhere in Aptos on the afternoon of July 8th. The photo of the flat car without the rail was taken a week later on July 15th.

Regarding the flat car, the tank cars display a Hazmat placard and a buffer car is required between the tank cars and the power.