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Date: 10/26/16 11:57
Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: gcm

This was the longest line of work cars I had ever seen.
This was at Mykawa yard between Houston and Alvin.
It looked like it was ready to depart.



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Date: 10/26/16 11:58
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: gcm

There were a number of heavyweight cars in the consist of which I was mainly interested in.
This was unusual to see so many work cars together like this. After this day I didn't see many heavyweight cars around the Santa Fe system like I used to. It seemed like Santa Fe had more of these cars than other railroads. 
They may have been gathered up for retirement ?



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Date: 10/26/16 12:29
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: spsniper

Cool fish belly flat cars on the end as well!  What a catch on all the SF Work Cars!

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Date: 10/26/16 12:34
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: gcm

spsniper Wrote:
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> Cool fish belly flat cars on the end as well! 

Even with pole pockets!
Gary



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Date: 10/26/16 13:36
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: twin_star_rocket

I don't think scrap; some of them are freshly painted.

Brian Ehni

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Date: 10/26/16 14:50
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: LittleDoc

Love the waycar!! Maybe when I finish my SP 21 mail train I have to do a work train!!

Steve

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Date: 10/26/16 22:57
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: mp51w

Wow!  If railcars could talk!  Imagine all the miles those heavyweight cars had on them.
I miss the old MOW trains with the hand me down passenger equipment.
Somebody with a ATSF car register, could probably give the history on some of those cars.

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Date: 10/27/16 12:34
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: GN599

We have an ATSF flat just like the ones on the end of the train pictured out here in Oregon. It's mated up with the Little Giant crane. Has a build date of 7/1924 just like the ones pictured.

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Date: 10/27/16 13:37
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: texchief1

Nice series!

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

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Date: 11/12/16 22:27
Re: Long line of Santa Fe work cars - Houston area -- July 85
Author: Trackwalker73

System Steel Gang.

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