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GUEST,Greg | Origins: The Dummy Line - What's a dummy train? (49) | RE: Origins: The Dummy Line - What's a dummy train? | 23 Aug 14 |
A "Dummy Line" usually refers to the practice in the 1800s and early 1900s of lumber companies using railroads to bring logs to the mill. These were also known as "tap lines". These lines usually had grandiose names, but went nowhere. Google the book "Dummy Lines Through The Longleaf" by Gilbert H. Hoffman. |