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 #755275  by 10more years
 
I remember when they shipped that snow down south, but I can't remember exactly when it was. CSX has done so many "crazy" things, that they all just run together. I suppose "crazy" just depends on perspective. We used to "park" coal trains on bridges to hold the bridge down during floods. One of the first "trash" trains came down from the north and nobody would take it. They just ran it around the system from division to division for months.
 #755664  by CN Sparky
 
Ken W2KB wrote:
Shark wrote:
airman00 wrote:Just curious...how do railroads handle nasty/rough weather such as heavy snow?
They give the conductor a broom...if one is available.
"if one is available." Conductor or broom? :wink:
Touché! I was going to answer with the original question with "not very well"...