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voteforbk t1_j5sclmb wrote

I was there starting around 2009 and the train was still moving. Only worked there seasonally so I don’t know when things changed, but I believe it stopped moving in the mid-2010s. My understanding was that after 80ish years in one place moving back and forth on the same small stretch of rails, the rails (and wheels?) were kinda badly misshapen.

It’s been the better part of a decade since the old Baldwin 60,000 moved. I haven’t been at TFI since March 2020 and it had been stationary for years by then.

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nayls142 t1_j5v3kff wrote

I believe it didn't move far enough for a full revolution of the drive wheels, so they were wearing into football shapes

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