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nobullchitbids, you sent a very informative posting. What, by the way, is "silk train-service" and to what "consequences of the live stock rules" do you refer? I am "in the dark" on both of these terms. Was "poling" eventually prohibited by many roads as a safety hazaard? I saw this "poling" maneuver done on the MoPac yards in Dodge City Kansas. [ a pole about 10 to 12 ft. long, maybe 4 in. in diameter, used to push a single car from the loco running on an adjacent parallel track.] There are embossed circlular areas low on the bulkheads of every car I've seen. I suppose it must have been common practice at one time? Thanks for any data available. Regards
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