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Is it a caboose, cabin car, hack, van, etc or a shoving platform?
« on: September 26, 2011, 01:41:46 PM »
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Re: Is it a caboose, cabin car, hack, van, etc or a shoving platform?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2011, 02:20:23 PM »
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Typically, a shoving platform will have the doors welded shut to prevent an employee from entering the car. The interior not being maintained, the crew is not allowed to occupy the car, just the end platforms, which are maintained to FRA(?) standards.