The Gandy Dancer, Flagstaff, AZ
N 35° 11.817 W 111° 38.881
12S E 441008 N 3895076
A statue at Old Flagstaff Depot dedicated to railroad track laborers.
Waymark Code: WM5KBX
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2009
Views: 33
Section crews were the laborers who built the railroads in the beginning and have continued throughout the years to maintain them. These crews were most efficient in moving heavy sections or rails when they all worked in unison. To accomplish this they sometimes used songs or some other method of keeping a beat. The tools used were manufactured by the Gandy Tool Company, hence the term "Gandy Dancer." The tools shown here are the spike maul, rail gauge, wrench, clawbar and rail tongs.
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