[ Post a Response | DULUTH MISSABE & IRON RANGE BOARD ]
Posted by Pellet Pete on March 31, 2005, 6:47 pm, in reply to "T bird Trains"
Those are officially "idler" cars that help prevent the engines from nosing too far under the low clearance loudout at the Thunderbird North Mine. Keeping the cars loaded allows the loading operator to spot the train under the loudout by knowing where the end of the train is as the units shove back for loading.
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