Flying Switch
Union Pacific SD45 No. 3637 performs a 'flying switch' in Provo, Utah on July 3, 1977. Merriam-Webster defines this as 'a maneuver in which one or more railroad cars are disconnected from a locomotive while moving and as the locomotive pulls away are switched to another track to roll to a desired position under their own momentum.'
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Flying Switch
Union Pacific SD45 No. 3637 performs a 'flying switch' in Provo, Utah on July 3, 1977. Merriam-Webster defines this as 'a maneuver in which one or more railroad cars are disconnected from a locomotive while moving and as the locomotive pulls away are switched to another track to roll to a desired position under their own momentum.'
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Uploaded on December 7, 2018
Taken on July 3, 1977