Western Railroad Discussion > Injured Gerdau end cab switcher headed to the shop

Gerdau Ameristeel's Wilton, Iowa plant switcher was pulled this morning by Iowa Interstate's Wilton Local (technically SISW- Silvis Switcher, I think) crew, en route to Relco at Albia, IA, for repairs after an unknown accident at the plant, causing definite and obvious injury to the cab!

Poor little guy...

Andy

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Streamlined for reverse moves.

A " SLUG " want a be

Overhead door not quite open?

Looks like that switcher has a real "headache".

SantaFeRuss

Would have looked good with slanted Rio Grande or Espee lettering.

TJY

PHall Wrote:
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> Overhead door not quite open?

Looks like it was sucker-punched from behind.

mapboy

Now it's a cabforward!

This one definitely has a new slant on things.

That's an interesting operation, but enough about their business practices. We were out there one morning
working on a bid for roll stand bearings and I happened to notice that the rail door on the North end of
Bldg 2 was stove in much like that cab. I didn't ask but they handle odd scrap in gons, somne of which is
loaded angled, not flat and I surmised that during a hard stop (you need to watch them switch!!) some of
the load "flipped" over and hit the door. Be much the same with the switcher cab with a similar load.

Out

Spin it on the table and repeat.

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