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OK, I have a dumb question [:(] [?] <br /> <br />ON the way home from church today I saw a UP train (led by UP 6608) having a bunch of different cars being pulled. One of the cars was labeled something like this, "Caution Before Unloading Attach Ground" or "Ground Cables", or "Grounding Cables". Well anyway I am sure you get the picture. So what was this car hauling? A grounding cable would be to stabilize the electrical potential between the car and the ground and other objects. (This is the reason you should always fill your lawnmower gas can while it is physically setting on the payment at the gas station, to avoid a static discharge and possible explosion.) I have never seen that stencilled on a railroad car before (like I always watch for it [}:)] [;)] ) I really don't remember the type of car because I was trying to read the label, but I don't believe it was a boxcar. Would a grain car need grounding before unloading because of the grain dust? OK guys, jump on this one and educate me ( and everyone else who might want to know). lol
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