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We used to have a large facility in my hometown.  It was sad to see all that go away.  They even made boxcars there.

They once were quite common. As the steam locomotive was phased out and the world of diesels narrowed to two significant manufacturers most were closed. Some became railroad/transportation museums (Southern Railway shop in Spencer NC), others repurposed for diesel locomotive rebuilding, others sold off to become ???


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12 minutes ago, railfancwb said:

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It is said that Minnesota has had essentially every bit of Old Growth timber logged from the state, to support the western mountain timber needs of the railroads to California.

 

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