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North Dakota frac sand transload opens
Transloading facilities, I hated our’s at Warm Springs in Fremont, which became the north border town of
Silicone Valley.’
Carloads of plastic pellets, chemicals, excessive dimension loads, and “who knows what all,” (Andy Griffith, thanks.)
The switch lists were: mty out, re-spot, spot (new loaded car)
Two SW1500’s, 5 rails (tracks) descending at maybe a 3/4 percent grade a dozen cars long,
Every track we switched had to be checked to make sure the unloading truckers disconnect and stay disconnected 'til we were finished.
Heavy cars, independent brake only, well, including set hand brakes too, manageable
But no, if an extra-list brake man released a couple on the way up the hill.
when you go down the hill, shoving in to a spot…A.H. very tight pucker…