Mike Weatherell's Rotary #3 Photos
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Mike Weatherell is a conductor with the Alaska Railroad.  Of these photos he says, "To the best of my knowledge I was the brakeman on rotary #3 the last time it was used (February/March 1990). I took many pictures of it and the jordan spreader that worked along with us."
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Spreader 7 and rotary northbound between Chulitna and Hurricane I believe. Another view of spreader 7 and rotary northbound between Chulitna and Hurricane. Rotary at MP 269 Photo taken at Canyon Siding
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Canyon Siding - Rotary and spreader crews cleaning south switch - late Feb. 1990 Photo taken at Canyon Siding Photo taken at Canyon Siding  
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Rotary 3 at Canyon Photo taken at Canyon Siding Taken at Canyon Siding.  Engineer on left is Darryl Kollander.  He was the rotary engineer.  The man with the glasses on the right is the spreader engineer.  

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