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The friendly local RailCrew Express driver near the Long Branch Saloon |
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With both the 13 and 12 locals working in Dodge City yard at the same time, switching blocks and doubling tracks over, RailCrew Express driver Ann Reese is busy shuttling her van and crewmembers back and forth, but manages a wave. |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:42:52 PM |
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Dodge City, KS |
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Would you allow this man to handle your Hammerhead? |
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Even with a temperature in the teens, and a sub-zero wind chill, local 13s brakeman Jerry Munson has a smile on his face as he puts the train together and keeps hydrated with that good Kansas City water! |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:42:53 PM |
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Dodge City, KS |
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Pat Flynn |
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Former ATSF Division Headquarters / yard office |
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After making a long pull and shove out of the west end of the yard, local 13 is backing up to make the double on its train, passing the restored Santa Fe brick depot. Once a division point office complex, its now home to a live theatre group, and for a few minutes each day, an Amtrak station stop. |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:42:54 PM |
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Dodge City, KS |
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Pat Flynn |
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Rolling west near "Banner Cut..." |
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West of Sears, the 13 has its train rolling along at todays maximum speed of 40mph (account some restricted hopper cars). Thank goodness that ice- packed walkway on the firemans side of the BNSF 4232 is not used for access to the cab. |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:42:55 PM |
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Howell, KS |
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Pat Flynn |
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Hey, there's an empty to be pulled... |
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A fairly new rail-served industry, Blicks Agricultural, is located just east of Cimarron KS. With a pair of spur tracks, perhaps the good car counts in and out are expected. But today, theres just on empty covered hopper, previously filled with potash from Canada, and used in the manufacture of farm fertilizers. |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:42:56 PM |
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Cimarron, KS |
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Getting ready for a pick-up at Blicks, east of Cimarron |
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Blicks is designed to be worked westbound only, with just one connecting switch to the main track. Just to the right of the silhouette of the engr, the elevator at Cimarron is visible, where runaround moves could be made using the siding if a hot move had to made while running eastbound. |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:47:57 PM |
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Cimarron, KS |
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"Derails' in the dirt..." not quite! |
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The west end of the Blicks industry spur is protected with a Hayes hinged derail and you can see how the term derails in the dirt came about when crews are using the radio to switch |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:47:58 PM |
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Cimarron, KS |
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Poetry in switching motion with a full crew |
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As the head end of the 13 local backs into Blicks, everyone is in position to expedite the move condr at the main track switch, trainee at the derail, and brakeman Munson riding the point! |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:47:59 PM |
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Cimarron, KS |
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The "big picture" at Blicks, just east of |
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A view from the south side of the locomotive shows the head end of local 13 moving down the spur towards the car were to pick up, the twin tracks of new construction at the industry, and the rest of our train sitting on the main track |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:48:00 PM |
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Cimarron, KS |
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High green approaching the east end of |
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With the local switcher in the clear off the main track inside yard limits, local 31 is looking at a clear signal arriving Garden City. With the numerous meat slaughtering, processing and packing plants, theres plenty of outbound tank car loads of rendered materials, such as the attractively labeled edible tallow |
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2/1/2007 Upload Date: 3/13/2007 9:49:49 PM |
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Garden City, KS |
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