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(Message started by: Maffumatt on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:12pm)

Title: 36 hours
Post by Maffumatt on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:12pm

After 36 hours of work with only a 3 hour break my day is finally over......
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Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by luveemom on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:22pm

Cool pics!! I miss work......Hope no one was hurt.....what do ya do?? I think you earned some rest....ya think??? Where did this happen?

alicia

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by JDH on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:24pm

Wow what a mess! How do even know where to start?

Hope you get some sleep Matt.
All work and no play...................... ;)

Jim

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Guiseppi on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:38pm

Damn, I thought a three car pile-up was a mess...sheesh...I don't suppose a couple of tow trucks and a case of flares would do you much good? ;;D

Guiseppi

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by davyp on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:41pm

Was it a female driver by any chance ;;D

Cool pics now take that well deserved break and relax.

Dape

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Rosybabe on Oct 4^th, 2007, 3:41pm

where did this happen Matt? what a mess! Are you OK? anyone hurt?

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by PollyPocket on Oct 4^th, 2007, 5:52pm

Matt, you know you're supposed to pick up your toys and put them away when you're done playing with them instead of leaving them scattered about!

Now go sit in that recliner over there, drink your beer, close your eyes and think about what you've done!

;;D

Hugs,
Jen

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Jonny on Oct 4^th, 2007, 6:01pm

Sadly, this accident happened where Matt is the top man....so no matter whos fault it is its Matts head on the chopping block.

Good luck, bro!!!

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Charlie on Oct 4^th, 2007, 7:06pm

Great pix but geeze what sloppy looking freight yard.

Sorry that this happened around you and the your head is on the block. Tain't fair.

Charlie

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Kevin_M on Oct 4^th, 2007, 9:46pm

You're a good guy Matt, that scene would give me the boxcar willies.

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Sean_C on Oct 4^th, 2007, 9:55pm

Just curious.....................would those cars be considered totalled, or salvagable? How much does a box cost new? How much is an engine?

Cheers,

Sean......................

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Maffumatt on Oct 5^th, 2007, 9:33am

All is well, no injuries but to my pride. We got them all back up on the rail and will have to buy one of them, it was totaled. We are rebuilding the track today and will be running on it by the morning. The other 5 cars will need new brake rigging and some structural work but the linings are all ok. The cause was track failure compounded by human error. Those cars are sugar hoppers, made in the early 80's. I don't know the cost but our deductible is 20 K. We had Holcher come out with side booms to rerail the cars. A sideboom is a modified D6 dozer that picks up one side of the car and another picks up the other side, they carry it to good track, then you rebuild the truck sets and roll them under it. Those guys are good but it takes 10 K just to get them out of the office.

Title: Re: 36 hours
Post by Mosaicwench on Oct 5^th, 2007, 4:37pm

And I think it's a lot to have $100 deductibles on my insurance . . . . .

Glad you got it cleaned up.