Thanks for sharing TJ. My grandmother is from Hazelhurst and its nice to see a photo near the old family home.
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Neat shot TJ! That flatcar looks to have been built in the 40's or 50's, judging by the Poling Pockets on the ends. I see quite a few of those still in MOW use out here on the UP and BNSF. A little bit on Poling Pockets-
Poling Pocket
indentation or cup on a rail car or locomotive in which to insert the pole. The pole was about 12 feet long made of hard wood with a steel cap on each end. With the pole inserted between the poling pockets of a locomotive and a car on an adjacent track, the locomotive could push the car. This was dangerous to the crew as the pole was difficult to place and often broke. Poling is rarely if ever used today. http://www.brs72.org/BRS-RRTALK.html#P
Poling was outlawed on the railroads sometime in the 1960's.
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