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I worked in the swamps of the Croxton Yards as a gandy dancer, Local 1502 MOW Employees. Maybe the main line guys got to work with machines but in the confined areas of the yards we did 99% of our work by hand. <br /> <br />The toughest job is moving stone with forks. Back-breaking! Pulling spikes, jacking up rails, pulling old ties out, cleaning the trench, put new tie in, throw down the plates and hand spike, then tamp. On to the next tie. <br /> <br />Or we'd work on a derailment in the Bergen Tunnel. Dark, dripping wet, lots of noise, a heavy switch engine #402 putting out a lot of smoke while trying to pull a car up and over a bell. <br /> <br />Here's a picture of #402. <br />http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/loco/el402ajh.jpg <br /> <br />I think I went thru a pair of workgloves every month. <br /> <br />Great job. Great incentive to go to college and finish my degree.
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