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Sideshoots - associated subjects => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: Bmblbzzz on February 27, 2021, 11:37:09



Title: You can't do that with OHLE!
Post by: Bmblbzzz on February 27, 2021, 11:37:09
Nor with third rail..
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Even in a suburb of Montreal that’s well versed in dealing with winter storms, inclement weather can still overwhelm basic services like power, an issue with which millions of people in Texas are still currently struggling. After an especially bad ice storm in 1998, the mayor of Boucherville, Quebec, had a clever idea to borrow a diesel-electric locomotive and use it as a super-sized emergency generator.
Story continues... (https://gizmodo.com/that-time-a-canadian-town-derailed-a-diesel-train-and-d-1846307148)



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