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IT's TEAM TRACK TUESDAY!!! 3/ 20 / 18 Edition. Share your team track photos here!!

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IT's TEAM TRACK TUESDAY!!!  Share your railroad's team track photos here!  

TEAM TRACKS are a vital part of daily railroad operations. Team tracks originated in the 19th century when horse drawn cargo wagons pulled up beside freight cars, spotted on a siding, to on/off load their freight.   Team tracks are located in remote rural locations, small towns, and large cities.  Basically team tracks serve no one particular industry but rather service a variety of industries.  Practically any type of freight car, MOW and some passenger equipment can be found on a team track.   

As I've been out of town working since last week, I was not able to take a  new photos of this week's team track action on the Free State Junction Railway's team tracks in Patsburg.   Instead I've dug back into some team track photos from early 2017.  As you can see the Railway Express Agency is using the the team track to off load packages on team track one in Lower Patsburg.  The last photo sums it all up as Rex sits in the empty REA boxcar relaxing after a job well done. 

Feel free to post photos of what's happening on your railroad's team track.  Photos of prototype real railroad team track operations are welcome too.  Have a wonderfully creative and fun week!!  See ya next week on TTT!!

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Happy TTT everyone!!!

The USPS is using the Everett Team Track today. The Valley Mail Train arrived a few hours behind schedule which has allowed for some daylight viewing of the unloading and sorting process.

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Lots of e-commerce deliveries on today's train.

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Pat Donahoe is the Valley's USPS Manager of Customer Expectations. It is his job to help residents understand that packages can occasionally be damaged in the shipping process.

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Without his skillful work, folks might actually expect every delivery to arrive on time and undamaged.

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Home from school, and seeing that his new Lionel swing bridge had arrived in a mangled shipping box, it was time for little Billy to learn one of life's difficult lessons: "I know it's hard son, but you're seven-years-old now. It's time we had a talk about  managing your expectations."

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Pat, Thanks for another fun week of TTT! Mark, Your locals must be excited about having such impressive reenactors for the Renaissance Festival.  Brian, Great pics as always. Joe, I am envious of your boxcars! They look amazing.

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trumptraintrumptrainOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Thanks for all the great photos guys!!  

Brian - those real life team track photos certainly give us inspiration!!  Got to love those cars being delivered

RSJB - thanks for your real life team track photos, taking us back to our 19th century roots, as well ... more inspiration!!

Mark - your imagination is astounding!!  Love all the photos/scenes and especially the photo of the re - enactors!  I agree with ABRAIL the locals in your town are in for a treat!!

ABRAIL - love your photos and the story line too!!  Yes i do believe there must be someone at these shipping facilities that selects packages to pound on.  Great stuff!!  Love too the story of the little guy getting the Lionel package!

Joe A - WOW!!  What great scenes and weathering jobs on those boxcars!  It's always great to have you join us on the TEAM TRACK!!. Please post more photos whenever you can!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to take a gander at happenings on the TEAM TRACK!   See you all next Tuesday.  Have a wonderfully fun and creative week!!! 

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