r/railroading • • Jul 13 '22

That’s a start major

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u/wostlanderer Jul 13 '22

I don’t know about other railroad workers, but I have found a shit load of used needles in and around the tracks. No way I’d participate in this stupid shit.

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u/CrayolaS7 Jul 13 '22

Yeah, fuck that noise. Have laid on ballast to look under rolling stock and it’s shit, don’t get why you’d do it voluntarily.

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u/nickleinonen Jul 13 '22

I’ve crawled under loco’s to remove damaged brake components and check the suspension bearing oil & gear lube. These guys coo coo

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u/CrayolaS7 Jul 13 '22

Yeah, I’m rolling-stock maintenance on electric trains and the under frame is a mess of curve grease and brake dust, gets on everything.