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0:34 - Mr. Fanning details his job responsibilities as a car inspector foreman for railroad

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Segment Synopsis: Mr. Fanning talks about his responsibilities as a car inspector foreman on the railroad in Silver Grove, Ky. Specifically: how did they inspect cars? What did they do with cars that did not pass inspection?

Keywords: B and O Railroad; B&O Railroad; Big Four; Big Four Railroad; C and O Railroad; C&O Railroad; Car inspectors; Cheviot, OH; Covington, KY; Interstate Commerce Commission; L and N Railroad; L&N Railroad; Locomotives; Pennsylvania Railroad; Railroads; Silver Grove, KY; Train tracks; Trains; Trainyards

Subjects: Railroad cars; Railroad employees; Railroads

11:50 - Mr. Fanning explains normal railroad operations

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Segment Synopsis: Mr. Fanning explains trainyard operations in Silver Grove, Ky. and the surrounding area.

Keywords: Big Four; C and O Railroad; C&O Railroad; Cincinnati, OH; L and N Railroad; L&N Railroad; Locomotives; Pennsylvania Railroad; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Silver Grove, KY; Train cars; Train tracks; Trains; Trainyards

Subjects: Railroad cars; Railroad employees; Railroads

16:21 - Mr. Fanning discusses the improved construction of train cars

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Keywords: Air brakes; Automobile industry; Automobile parts; Automobiles; Boxcars; Defects; Diesel engines; L&N Railroad; Locomotives; Railroads; Steel train cars; Train cars; Wheels; Wooden train cars

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads

27:10 - Mr. Fanning discusses common defects with railroad cars

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Keywords: Defects; Delivering line defects; Hot boxes; Journal boxes; Locomotives; Railroad cars; Railroads; Safety appliances

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads

30:33 - Mr. Fanning explains difference between receiving and dispatching

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Keywords: Automobile parts; Automobiles; Big Four Railroad; Boxcars; C&O Railroad; Delivering lines; Locomotives; Railroad cars; Railroads; Transfer crews

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads

35:08 - Mr. Fanning discusses different types of railroad cars and their maintenance

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Keywords: Air brakes; C&O Railroad; Cincinnati, OH; Coal; Diesel engines; Locomotives; Manifest trains; Merchandise trains; Railroad cars; Railroads; Refrigerated cars; Repairs; Russell, KY; Silver Grove, KY; Trains

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads

45:30 - Mr. Fanning explains "making up trains," i.e. putting cars together in a particular order

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Keywords: Locomotives; Railroad cars; Railroads; Trains

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads

48:42 - Mr. Fanning details the routes of the C&O Railroad

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Keywords: Ashland, KY; Big Four Railroad; C&O Railroad; Charleston, WV; Charlottesville, VA; Cheviot, OH; Chicago, IN; Cincinnati, OH; Clifton Forge, VA; Coal; Hinton, WV; L&N Railroad; Locomotives; Marion, IN; Montgomery, WV; Muncie, IN; Newport News; Pennsylvania Railroad; Railroad cars; Railroads; Richmond, IN; Richmond, VA; Russell, KY; Southern Railroad; Trainyards; Washington, D.C.

Subjects: Railroad employees; Railroads