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Push poles have been banned for years. Not only can they slip, they were also known to break sending splinters in all directions. There are pleanty of poor practices out there, and this is certainly one we don't need to go back to. <br /> <br />My favorite was a young superintendent who had come to the RR as a clerk and worked up from there who insisted it was a good idea to try to rerail loaded coal hoppers with a heavy chain and a GP38. Needless to say, everyone with rerailing experience ran for cover. Needless to say, when that chain parted it flew thru the air like a giant scythe. Luckily there were no injuries. he sidewinders were still working on it late the following day... <br /> <br />LC
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