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Ok, which one of you is the reason they had to put these particular words on this thing?

Posted by Nozerone@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 16 comments

Ok, which one of you is the reason they had to put these particular words on this thing?

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feherfarkas@reddit

To my defense, it *was* a Wednesday!
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shepwrick@reddit

I know railroads have certain cars that have that printed on them. It means that car or whatever cargo it has is not capable of the stress and forces of going through a hump yard and rolling down and bumping into other cars, potentially at damaging speeds
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lurch940@reddit

This is it. Hump yards use gravity to move rail cars, so they just free roll into the back of other cars down hill and it can be quite violent.
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Odd-Gear9622@reddit

Actually they utilize inertia, not necessarily created by gravity. A good shove from an engine and an entire line of railcars will travel a very long distance before either coupling with other cars or hitting a railstop. My local railyard is located about two miles away on the banks of the Fraser River and as level as a billiards table. Humping is prohibited but occasionally happens, always in the very wee hours of the morning. It echo's up the surrounding hills sounding like carpet bombing.
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lurch940@reddit

You’re not wrong, but most hump yards do have a hill that sends the rail cars down for sorting. “Hump yards, also known as classification yards, are generally segmented into three parts: the receiving yard, the classification bowl and the departure yard. A manifest train carrying mixed freight enters the receiving area and prepares for sorting by climbing a small artificial hill on the lead track. At the crest of the hill, a yard worker then uncouples from the train a single car or a block of cars that are intended for a specific destination track.”
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PnuttButtaGuts@reddit

The Hump Yard would be a great name for a bar.
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Nozerone@reddit (OP)

Figured that was the case, but thinking that they jad a problem with people humping the thing was funnier.
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FlatbedtruckinCA@reddit

i can neither comfirm or deny anything..
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xDoomKitty@reddit

xD
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Disastrous-Fun2325@reddit

🫣
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overl0rd0udu@reddit

It was me. I ragert nothing
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senorbolsa@reddit

They likely mean do not roll it around or try to bump it into place with machinery load flat and gentle.
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Nozerone@reddit (OP)

Yep, was pretty sure that was the case. How ever the first thing my mind went to was that they had issues with people humping them, and had to put a warning label of sorts on it.
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Expensive_Structure@reddit

It gets lonely on the road…
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Captinprice8585@reddit

It was a phase.
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Waisted-Desert@reddit

When i get that round thing in my face... I get sprung.
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