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Viewing Album:  MOW Tour on PNWR Toledo District
 
By:Charles Bonville
Dates:4/29/2006 - 4/29/2006
Album Info:Motorcar Operators West (http://www.mowonline.org) toured the PNWR Toledo District between Corvallis and Toledo on April 29 and April 30, 2006. This photo collection captures most of the cars as they departed Corvallis.
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Pre-Trip Safety Meeting
Title:  Pre-Trip Safety Meeting
Description:  Two P&W employees discuss the various rules of operations, as the tour leader and his girlfriend look on.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:36 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
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Pre-Trip Safety Meeting
Title:  Pre-Trip Safety Meeting
Description:  The other tour leader/coordinator is speaking to the group, and a P&W hy-rail is in the background.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:38 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
Speeder cars
Title:  Speeder cars
Description:  Here are four of the speeder cars that went on the Toledo District tour. The silver unit at left is the tour leader's, and has a nice air horn.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:39 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
More Speeder Cars
Title:  More Speeder Cars
Description:  Here are another four speeder cars. The unit on the left is the unit I rode in on the AERC tour a few days later. Note the unit on the far right has the good/bad fortune of hauling the porta-potty.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:40 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  179   Comments: 0
Hy-railer's Putting On
Title:  Hy-railer's Putting On
Description:  The hy-railers leading the tour group to Toledo set on at SW 11th St crossing (~MP 703.6). Note the old rails under the pavement in the foreground.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:41 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  177   Comments: 0
Speeder cars Departing
Title:  Speeder cars Departing
Description:  The speeder cars are crossing 11th St. crossing and headed for the mainline. (Sorry this one is blurry.)
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:41 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  172   Comments: 0
A Third Hy-Rail
Title:  A Third Hy-Rail
Description:  This hy-rail followed behind the MOW tour group.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:42 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  172   Comments: 0
Keep on Trying
Title:  Keep on Trying
Description:  This fellow gets ready to give some more hard pulls on this stubborn switch.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:43 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  170   Comments: 0
Tag Team Effort
Title:  Tag Team Effort
Description:  When the force of one man isn't enough to throw a switch, what do you do? Well of course, you throw another man and a pry bar at the problem.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:43 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  179   Comments: 0
Stuck Switch
Title:  Stuck Switch
Description:  It's been so long since this switch was used, it is reluctant to move!
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:44 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  159   Comments: 0
Throwing Equipment at the Problem
Title:  Throwing Equipment at the Problem
Description:  As the tour leader looks on, one fellow brings a track jack on scene as the other continues laboring with a pry bar.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:45 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  146   Comments: 0
Ok, that did it
Title:  Ok, that did it
Description:  The track jack showed that stubborn switch who's really in charge--the track crew!
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:46 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  155   Comments: 0
And they're off!
Title:  And they're off!
Description:  One by one, the speeder cars get onto the main line.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:46 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
Onward to Toledo!
Title:  Onward to Toledo!
Description:  One by one, the speeders keep coming... and going.
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:47 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track
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Views:  142   Comments: 0
Precious Cargo
Title:  Precious Cargo
Description:  And bringing up the rear... a place to rest your rear. ;-)
Photo Date:  4/29/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2007 6:44:48 PM
Location:  Corvallis, OR
Author:  Charles Bonville
Categories:  Track,Action
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Views:  181   Comments: 0

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