
The Bottom - Laurinburg & Southern RR - East Laurinburg, NC
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 46.103 W 079° 26.424
17S E 642722 N 3848465
Quick Description: The "bottom" as it is called by the train crew of the Laurinburg & Southern RR. It is here where the day gets started.
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 8/9/2009 4:33:26 PM
Waymark Code: WM6ZAG
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Long Description:
The train crew boards the motor at the shop and travels east to the
CSX siding called Dixie. Cars are checked off by the conductor
against the wheel report. The motor couples to the cars left at
Dixie and pulls them back to the bottom. Here the work of building
the train begins. Cars are separated into the run-around track next
to the bottom track or the scale track on the outside or to the
main line which is the most further of the tracks in the bottom.
The conductor calls the switches to the engineer and brakeman by
walkie-talkie. Once all at the cars are switched out, the crew
leaves out to drop off the cars at their destination. AS the day
progresses, cars are dropped off and others are picked up and added
to the train or left in sidings to wait transfer to Dixie in the
afternoon for return to the CSX.
What Best Describes This Location: Other Describe Below
 Other Describe: Switching yard
 Is this rail location handicap accessible?: not handicap accessible
 Related website: [Web Link]
 If there is a fee how much?: Not Listed

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