A Rusted “Do Not Ride Top of Car” Sign in Omaha
Taken February 2017
A weathered sign reading "Do Not Ride Top of Car Beyond This Point" stands bolted to a rusted steel frame beside the tracks in an Omaha rail yard. Warnings like this once marked points where brakemen and switchmen were told to climb down before cars passed under low bridges or wires.
Taken February 2017
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