Posted by Ry Alford on October 1, 2019  Wonderful timing. One the interior side of the trucks, part of a heavy duty mechanism is visible. Please confirm if this is to open the "bottom dump" doors of the car. If not, what purpose do they serve? Posted by Tom Hewitt on October 1, 2019  Ry, I can confirm that this is the bottom unloading mechanism (manufactured I believe by Miner Enterprises). for opening the bomb-bay doors. A machine called a "trapping mechanism" engages that "protrusion" visible above the left wheel on the truck on the car on the left and rotates it - this causes the doors to open (very suddenly I might add), rotating the in the other direction closes the doors. This all happens while the train is in motion (they can also unload the train while stopped on the dock) Posted by Bill Edgar on October 1, 2019  Excellent shot. Note the difficulty trying to keep a diamond maintained as well. Posted by Jeff Sell on October 1, 2019  It's neat how the cars, tracks, ties, and ballast are all the same monotone taconite red color. Nicely captured. Posted by Steven M. Welch on October 1, 2019  I left the headlights on bright just for you :-) Posted by tsched on October 5, 2019  Fantastic! Posted by Joshua Jankus on October 15, 2019  Steven, what? Haha Posted by Laurenz on October 18, 2019  Fantastic shot and perfect timing!

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