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Glass Balls
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Anonymous
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on Wednesday, April 4, 2001 6:44 PM
On another train forum I had an answer from a BNSF conductor that said they were all over the Barstow yard. Apparently they fell from gons on the way to a glass manufacturer. Best as I can tell they are going to be made into other glass things.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:00 PM
Doesn't look like anyone's going to answer--too bad. I found a couple of those little balls out there about 5 years ago and have been curious about them ever since.
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Anonymous
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Glass Balls
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Anonymous
on Thursday, March 15, 2001 1:42 PM
While railfanning between Barstow and Needles I found two glass balls many, many miles apart laying in the ballast rock near the rails. Each is about 3/4" in diameter and they are full of air bubbles. Anybody know what they are and where they came from?
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