Probably fell asleep whilst loading a car...now they have plenty of work to do!
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OK, fans. Everyone grab a shovel and we need to pick up every single pellet. My guess would be that someone caught some flack over this one. Excellent railroad related shot - so unlike so many run shots! Thanks for posting it.
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Get out the vacuum trucks!!!!
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Those things aren't light either. A few shovels full and you're back is toast.
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"Umm...you think it'll pass the scale?..."
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Ooops....looks like someone forgot to say, "when"! Thanks for sharing this unique photo.
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Epic Fail! LOL! Thanks for sharing!
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I think that car could be overloaded.
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I'm going to guess Uni-Tac at Forbes, looking northeast. Sad thing is that appears to be a mini-quad. Nothing like taking four cars out at one time. How many of the set were actually buried?
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| Posted by JR Leal on August 16, 2010 | |
Taconite weighs 150-175lbs per cubic foot, that is some load!
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| Posted by Erik K on August 16, 2010 | |
Just a tiny bit overloaded, nothing major!
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| Posted by Todd M. on August 18, 2010 | |
Thanks for the comments guys! Much appreciated. The pellet bins themselves hold 13,000 tons of pellets when full. This happened due to mechcanical failure, not human error.
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I do believe this car will most likely need some repair work done after this happened. I sure wonder if any parts or equipment were damaged that were owned at the Taconite Plant that also may need repair. I do have a shovel but I too will have to pass on this one because this may take a while. Great Shot!!
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Hey I'm a little fuzzy about the mining industry but that car looks full.
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| Posted by on August 19, 2010 | |
Dang!!!!
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DMIR... Dump More In, Repeat ;-)
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That looks like a lot of work to do for the guys who have to clean it up
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| Posted by Carl on November 25, 2015 | |
Quote from a scene from the movie Cool Hand Luke. " What's boss John's pellets doing on my train car "
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Uh, I do also believe this will exceed the Load Weight limit for this Ore Car!?! For those of you who are old enough to remember: "ALVIN!" :-) There's is also: "CARL! You only had ONE job to do...ONE! What were you doing or NOT doing to cause THIS?!" Then again there is also the classic Laurel & Hardy line: "Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten us into!"
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