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[:(]Between Marshall Tx And Shreveport La there Is A lot <br />of railcars (boxcars hoppers tanks ect) that have been scrapped <br />it looks like 2 whole trains stacked uniformly on top each other <br />you can see a lot of them are UP MP MKT WP C&NW SP & SSW <br />some Are In Good Shape probally the under frames damaged <br />they might of came from a derailment back in 95 from UP's <br />Reisor yd in greenwood La near the GM plant Out side Shreveport <br />I remember the RR Police Catching 6 guys stealing car axles with wheels <br />he seen me in the woods and questioned me about some thing that got stolen <br />Aluminum hoppers Weighing 250 pounds each 4 were missing 3 off 1 car <br />1 off the other UP cut them off to put the car on A flatcar or derail car <br />after they cut them off they went home and waited for daylight <br />when the bull was asking if i seen who took them A truck pulls up <br />6 guys get out with 2x4's and tried to roll them onto a flat bed pickup <br />the bull looks at me and saya If they can get one wheel in the truck he'll pretend he didnt see them but when it almost broke one guys leg he stopped them <br />It was sad to see the train go to scrap but ther was two much damage to the <br />body[8D]
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