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I remember a cement plant down in Hope Arkansas that are really just one track under the building. They would pull each hopper off the really big cut one by one (Either by tow motor or cable.. cannot remember) and unload it. That material then goes up to be transferred to trucks. What happens to the now empty hopper? I dont know; but it's finished and needs to be sent back out on the next train. Years ago, a story was circulated that a driver forgot to ensure the tanker he was assigned was not carrying pressure. He goes up to open hatch and "Plong!" gets thrown 15 feet up (Plus 12' of tanker height") and about 100 feet out.
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