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Dumping coal dust from charcoal pots, used to melt ice to clear rails.
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This is how we patrolled track when the snow got too deep at Tunnel section.
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Water leaks through the mountain and freezes when it meets the cold air. Dripping water also freezes over the rails creating a hazard for the trains. The ice has to be chipped or melted everywhere it creates a problem.
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Chipping accumulated ice off the walls inside the tunnels.
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The gas car with trailer full of ice from inside the tunnel.
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Tunnel section - note all the half drums for burning charcoal to melt ice.
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Photos from my two years at Tunnel Section - circa 1976-1977 |
