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A warm, sunny afternoon and a Simpson log train runs adjacent to Shelton Matlock Road west of Shelton. The train is moving west away from me and the #900 and #1202 are shoving.
This log train ran into a SNAFU on the trip to the dry sort yard when a low hanging hose broke mid train, dumping the air. The two units on the rear of the train stopped shoving a second too late and damaged the draw box on this old spine car. Simpson maintenance arrived to help and the guys...