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budget cuts hit railroads hard!

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Posted by Awesome! on Sunday, August 30, 2009 2:00 PM

carnej1

tattooguy67

Or maybe this is part of the green movement, your call.

Enjoy

Chuck & Heather.

I hear that Union Pacific has ordered a small fleet of these for switching service in the LA era, should cut down on the smog around yards...

It would help reduced the weight our countryman!!!Cowboy

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Posted by carnej1 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 9:13 AM

tattooguy67

Or maybe this is part of the green movement, your call.

Enjoy

Chuck & Heather.

I hear that Union Pacific has ordered a small fleet of these for switching service in the LA era, should cut down on the smog around yards...

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Posted by Dakguy201 on Sunday, August 30, 2009 2:54 AM

Apparently such objects were once pretty common.  This one is in the depot building at Cody Park, North Platte NE:

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Posted by henry6 on Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:39 AM

Pedal pushers to get passenger train out of the station faster.

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Posted by bubbajustin on Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:26 AM

Ha! Cool find. I wonder what those yellow speeders get a gallon…? (sorry if that’s not the right name, we always call them “Putt Putt Cars” around here. They tend to make that sound. )

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budget cuts hit railroads hard!
Posted by tattooguy67 on Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:20 AM

Or maybe this is part of the green movement, your call.

Enjoy

Chuck & Heather.

Is it time to run the tiny trains yet george?! is it huh huh is it?!

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