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Leave it for the night crew! • May 1, 2021

Amtrak Maintenance Yard • Pontiac, Michigan

1 Maintance Crew

This is the maintenance crew chief setting up the cars for maintenance. Notice the blue light next to his right shoe. More about that later.

2 Crew on radio

The crew chief on his radio.

3 Step Stoll

Amtrak’s yellow conductor’s step stool.

4 Coachclass

Amtrak’s yellow conductor’s step stool, for coachclass.

5 Yard Vehicle

This Kubota utility vehicle is used to move supplies & crew to the coaches.

6 Blue Safty Light

This blue light was placed by the maintenance crew chief to warn the engineer & conductor that the train is in for maintenance and not to move this train.

7 Brake Shoes

A bin of used brake shoes.

8 Siemens Charger

The Siemens Charger is parked out of reach of the yard lights. I used the headlights of my F150 to light of this Midwest Locomotive.

Hope to see you out rail-fanning and posting your images on “Rail-fanning on The OGR Forum”. Any day and time. 🚂

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  • 1 Maintance Crew
  • 2 Crew on radio
  • 3 Step Stoll
  • 4 Coachclass
  • 5 Yard Vehicle
  • 6 Blue Safty Light
  • 7 Brake Shoes
  • 8 Siemens Charger
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