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Re: (erielack) Croxton Piggyback Operations (was Pics)



The photo is looking west towards HX from west of  New County Rd.. The loco
is on the service track, fuel track 2. The loaded pigs appear to be on
either the eastbound or westbound main. The emptys are on the storage
tracks, the Hanarhan, the Pig Iron or the extension. Hope this helps.

Gordon
>
> 3.) Lastly, in this picture of #363, at what I presume is Croxton, you see
> loaded pig flats on the left and if you scroll to the right, you see
> empties.  In this photo, there are tracks in front of the flats, which
makes
> me ask, how were these loaded at this time??  By piggypacker or crane,
which
> would imply that there are no tracks behind the flats to allow the
machines
> to move about?  Or - circus style with the trailers backed on?  I would be
> curious to find out more about pig ops in Croxton at this time.  I realize
> that this may have been covered previously on the list, so if it has been,
> pls. just refer me to the time frame over which it was discussed.
>
http://www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/subphoto.cgi?rondukarm/dsl_363_croxton_ew_c70.jpg
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris Thurner
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