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4/1/2025
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Viewing Album:  RALEIGH'S STORED CABOOSES ON THE MOVE
 
By:Gregory Garbacz
Dates:7/26/2008 - 7/26/2008
Album Info:WE JUST HAPPENED BY THIS LOCATION AT THE SAME TIME THESE STORED CABOOSES WERE BEING MOVED TO A SIDING. I CHECKED THEM OUT, SOME WERE FOR SALE. THEY ARE ALL MOVED FROM RALEIGH NOW. SORRY ABOUT THE OUT OF FOCUS. I WAS USING A POINT & SHOOT FROM MY WORK AND DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE THIS BUT COULDN'T PASS IT UP!
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UNLOADING ONTO THE SIDING, x-BC RAIL CABOOSE
Title:  UNLOADING ONTO THE SIDING, x-BC RAIL CABOOSE
Description:  WHEN WE ARRIVED, THESE GUYS WERE UNLOADING THIS x-BC RAIL CABOOSE ONTO THE SIDING. THESE GUYS WERE MOVING ONE CABOOSE EVERY 45 MINUTES!
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:44:41 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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SPECIALTY LIFTING HARNESS
Title:  SPECIALTY LIFTING HARNESS
Description:  HERE YOU CAN SEE THE LOW BOY TRAILER USED TO MOVE THE CABEESE AND THE YOLK USED FOR LIFTING WRECKED OR DERAILED RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:46:46 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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LIFTING THE END
Title:  LIFTING THE END
Description:  THERE WERE 2 CRANES USED TO LOAD AND UNLOAD THE CABOOSE. THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO USE THIS STUFF AND I WAS GLAD TO STAY OUT OF THERE WAY
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:48:36 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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BOTH ENDS LIFTED
Title:  BOTH ENDS LIFTED
Description:  YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE SECOND CRANE BEHIND THE CABOOSE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:49:47 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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GENTLY THEY SET THIS DOWN ON THE TRACK
Title:  GENTLY THEY SET THIS DOWN ON THE TRACK
Description:  THESE GUYS ALIGNED THE TRUCKS JUST AS i DO MY "HO" SCALE TRUCKS. ONE END DOWN FIRST THEN VERY SLOWLY, THE SECOND TRUCK INSIDE AXLE THEN THE OUTSIDE AXLE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:51:51 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
PULL THE CHAINS AND GO
Title:  PULL THE CHAINS AND GO
Description:  JUST ABOUT READY TO PULL THE CHAINS AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:53:21 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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Views:  91   Comments: 0
ALL BUT THE LAST AXLE IS ON THE RAIL
Title:  ALL BUT THE LAST AXLE IS ON THE RAIL
Description:  FORMAN IS DIRECTING THE CRANE OPERATOR
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:54:40 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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AWAY SHE GOES!
Title:  AWAY SHE GOES!
Description:  THEY USED A FRONT END LOADER TO MOVE THE CABOOSE UP THE TRACK TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE BALANCE OF THE STORED CABEESE.
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 10:56:45 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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BOTH CRANES IN ACTION
Title:  BOTH CRANES IN ACTION
Description:  HERE ITS A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE THE SET UP USED TO MOVE THESE CARS. THE RIGHT CRANE HAS A SINGLE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE CHASSIS. USING 2 CREWS AND 4 LIFTS ALONG WITH 2 LOW BOYS THIS WAS A PRODUCTION LINE JOB. IN MINUTES THEY WERE UNLOADING THE NEXT CABOOSE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:03:46 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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SETTING IT ON THE RAIL
Title:  SETTING IT ON THE RAIL
Description:  ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTING THE CAR, THE TRAILER PULLS AWAY, LEAVING THE CAR HANGING IN MID AIR
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:05:26 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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AND SETTING IT IN PLACE
Title:  AND SETTING IT IN PLACE
Description:  WORKING LIKE CLOCKWORK THESE MEN HAD THIS DONE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:06:54 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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STACKING THEM UP ON THE SIDING
Title:  STACKING THEM UP ON THE SIDING
Description:  THEY PUSH THEM UP THE TRACK WITH THE LOADER AND SET THE BRAKES ON EACH ONE. THREE UP AND 3 DOWN
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:11:07 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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X- GEORGIA RAILROAD THEATRE CAR
Title:  X- GEORGIA RAILROAD THEATRE CAR
Description:  THIS SIDING IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF U.S.1 JUST SOUTH OF WAKE FOREST RD. NOT SURE OF THE HERITAGE BUT THIS IS CSX AND I'M TOLD x-SEABOARD AIR LINE TRACKAGE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:12:06 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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CABOOSES STORED ON THE GROUND
Title:  CABOOSES STORED ON THE GROUND
Description:  THESE CABEESE WERE STORED IN A PARKING LOT ON THE GROUND
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:15:35 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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GETTING SET TO LIFT
Title:  GETTING SET TO LIFT
Description:  TRAILER HAS PULLED INTO POSITION AND THE FRONT END LOADER IS HEADING THE THE REAR OF THE CABOOSE TO SET UP LIFTING
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:17:23 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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Views:  113   Comments: 0
THE SET UP
Title:  THE SET UP
Description:  CRANE PULLS INTO POSITION, LOADER LINING UP FOR THE LIFTING
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:18:47 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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THE HOOK UP
Title:  THE HOOK UP
Description:  MEANWHILE, ONE OF THE WORKERS IS UNDER THE CABOOSE SECURING THE TRUCKS. BOTH CRANES ARE IN POSITION
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:20:11 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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1-2-3- LIFT
Title:  1-2-3- LIFT
Description:  TRUCK IS READY TO BACK INTO PLACE WITH THE LOW BOY TRAILER
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:21:23 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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Views:  104   Comments: 0
BACKING THE TRAILER
Title:  BACKING THE TRAILER
Description:  CABOOSE IS HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR TRAILER BACKING INTO PLACE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:22:32 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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AND SETTING IN PLACE FOR THE MOVE
Title:  AND SETTING IN PLACE FOR THE MOVE
Description:  IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES THE LIFT AND SET IS COMPLETE
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:23:36 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
KNOCKIN EM OUT
Title:  KNOCKIN EM OUT
Description:  YOU CAN TELL BY THE SUNS ANGLE THAT WEVE BEEN HERE A WHILE. BUT IN A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF HOURS THESE GUYS MOVED 6 CABEESE TO THE RAILS
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:25:33 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Track,Action
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
NO WASTED MOVES
Title:  NO WASTED MOVES
Description:  THESE GUYS MEAN BUSINESS ANDARE ON A MISSION. THEYRE DEMEANOR SAYS IT ALL
Photo Date:  7/26/2008  Upload Date: 4/6/2011 11:27:10 AM
Location:  Raleigh, NC
Author:  Gregory Garbacz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
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