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A few years ago I was inspecting some SW1500s Conrail had for sale and we were warned by the shop folks that there were yellowjackets in some of the units that had been sitting in the deadline for a while. We were also issued hardhats for the day. There were about 25 units parked in three stub tracks. I was walking down, inspecting units as I went on the first track when I came to a unit with "Bees" and an arrow chalked on the fuel tank. so I skipped that unit thinking to myself that I knew where the yellowjackets were. <br /> <br />Having finished the first row of units, I started with the end unit on the next track. I walked up the back steps and opened the rear cab door and stepped inside to read the defect tag. As I walked around the cab, I noticed a sound. At first I thought it was my hardhat shifting on my head as the fit was less than perfect. As I tuned a bee flew by me. I took a step towards the door as the sound got a bit louder a more angry buzz. As I jumped out the back door and slid to the ground I saw the hive. It had been over my head and was about the size of a big cantaloupe. Needless to say I beat a hasty retreat as quite a few angry yellowjackets were buzzing all around by then. Amazingly I escaped without even one sting... <br /> <br />LC
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