NYC photos 380-402 were take at the Robert R. Young Yard in Elkhart, IN. In two of the photos there is a 'vehicle' parked near the top of the hump on a track marked 'Accelerator Track' on the yard schematic. Does anyone know the purpose of this vehicle and how it was used?
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