Sunday, April 29, 2012

Goodbye Cannery Hole

One of the most notable switching moves in Vancouver, Wash. for years has been the "Cannery Hole Job" a switch move across the double mains of the south wye to the cement and asphalt plants south of the depot.  The yard job has to get permisson from both the dispatcher and the Columbia Draw to make the move.

This also was notable because trains moving over the crossover on the south wye made the clackity clackity sound that so distinctive to railroading.

Sometime this week between Tuesday and Saturday, the Cannery Hole was terminated (above) and the crossover removed (below), thus ending this colorful part of yard switching.

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