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From: David Firth davef224 -AT- pacbell.net Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 12:58:09 -0700 Subject: Here is the steam powered "big hook" wrecker that was stationed at Tracy in 1953. Whenever there was a derailment in the area a work train was sent to clean up the wreckage and repair the damaged track. The "big hook" was the only equipment in the old days that could pick up cars and locomotives and place them back on the track. This hook saw lots of service on the busy Altamont Pass - Niles Canyon line between Tracy and Fremont, CA. Beginning in the 1970's, railroads began hiring private companies like Hulcher and others to clean up their wrecks. Much cheaper. image/jpeg, 900x690 (256c)
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