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nathanairchime
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To the best of my knowledge this was the last slab train to cross the massive Speers Trestle that spans across the Monongahela River in Belle Vernon,Pa

Enjoy, Tom

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=250843
 
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wb47
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what is a "slab" train?
 
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nathanairchime
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Big flat pieces of thick flat steel slabs loaded in the "GONS". Do a search on Slab train you will see some Vids of them.

Tom
 
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Andy Hummell
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I go past that trestle quite often and have never seen a train use it. I wonder how often it is used? Thanks for the pic.

Andy


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kgrubb
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used to pass this twice a week on my way to and from school and never seen a train use it did get some good pics thought
 
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AGHRMatt
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They used to run them from time to time out of the LA Harbor. ATSF used flat cars, though.


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Rich Waskowitz
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Does "last" mean the "most recent", or the "final"? If the final, why for how come? What happened / changed? Where did these slabs come from and go to?
 
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