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poor gandy dancers

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  • From: on the back of a water drill rig in north dakota
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poor gandy dancers
Posted by bigboy4024 on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 8:33 PM
this weekend i was at western minnesota steam threshres reunon in rollag like normal on my weekends any way the big progect there was re spiking 90 lb rail for our railroad from 56 lb rail and i was driving spikes in by hand since what we have for equipmentis all donations and our railroad makes a 2-1/4 mile circle with the nerest main line 12 mieles awy from the show grounds and i just got home from there tired and sore but sume what stronger than i went there and i am feiling sorry for those gandy dancers from them old days man they had a tough job then i found out that north freedom rilroad still drives spikes by hand as well buy the way minnesota has a nother steam enginer since i passed my boilers test this weekend at the university of rollag steam school so i got my boilers licence before my drivers licence at 18 big boy
have safe and happy steam season
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  • From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:20 AM
hey 4024
just makes you think what your early relatives did in the old days.its neat that you can drive a train before a car congratulations.
stay safe
joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

 

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