A nifty operation that I would think is normally carried out in a shop. What strikes me is that from the looks of things, all that is holding the truck from rolling is a piece of wood wedged under a wheel. In today's safety conscious and litigious society, one would think a secure clamping device of some nature would be affixed to both the rail and the truck to create a positive stop and lock.
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That's the beauty of short line railroading; there's still a glimpse of the golden age of railroading. Everyone might not have access/funds/time for a pit/shop/etc and repairs/maintenance is performed in the field. The truck set was chocked on the opposite side as well as the blue collar wood chock seen in the picture.
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