Incident with N&W 475

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So the smokebox is ruined but behind is the boiler tubes etc. are they also damaged?   I hope someone is cleaning out their locker.  I’m glad the number board wasn’t in the center. 

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> On Nov 2, 2022, at 6:32 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Someone on FB had a view of it from the train. I don't know if you can download that one or not. 
> 
> This is sickening to see and hear. 
> 
> It looks like this was the first run of the day based on their schedules for other days. 
> The work crew had been out this morning working on the new yard. I wonder if the crew put the backhoe into storage and forgot to put the switch back to the normal setting.
> 
> Phil Miller
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> The former N&W #475 had an incident earlier today, but there is not a lot of detail yet.
> 
> Jim Laney
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