GC752XR Gandydancer #4 (Traditional Cache) in New Mexico, United States created by MrYouNeeVerse

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Hidden : 5/3/2017

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Geocache Description:

Congrats to suz55tbird for the FTF prize!

This is part 4 of the Gandydancer Series. If you like Trains & Geocaching, this is your stop!
If you are a rail buff, then you will understand what "Gandydancer" is all about. if not, find these caches, and learn a bit of local rail history. You have the highball, start geocaching!

Railroading has been a big part of Albuquerque's tradition, despite the fact that the major railyard is around 30 miles south, in Belen, NM. nonetheless, you will find modern rail transportation (the Rail Runner), and old Relics (ATSF 2926), living side by side in the city that is home to the "halfway" points for Route 66 and the Super Chief.
Although close to rails, there is no danger of any rail traffic near the caches. Exercise caution as always, but if you find youself on or near a live track, 1: move away as quick as possible, and 2: check your coordinates, because you are most definitely in the wrong spot.

Again, like in part 1, there is very little in the way of information regarding these old relics of rail transportation. The only note I have available is that one of the nearby spurs served the local warehouse for Budweiser. The company that owns the building now is Admiral Beverage Corp., but they have since stopped using rail transport.

I guess at this point I should really mention what the name Gandydancer means. Now yes, a quick google search will reveal a company in Albuquerque that does track work, so on the right path, but that's not the origins of the name. There are several rumors floating around, but most seem to center around a tool or a company that made tools for helping lay track during the rapid expansion west in the 1800's. Gandy is either a tool used to align track or a company that made tools, and dancing has referred to being able to move the track.

Keep in mind that these pieces of track you come across in the gandydancer series are 132lb tracks. It's slightly misleading, so what it actually means is that a piece of rail weights 132lb/yard. Track is broken down into 39ft segments, so a piece of 132 pound rail weighs 1,716lbs (just under a ton (math corrected))! So that means the foreman will have a dance with that rail to place it in the right spot. Nowadays, most railroads are switching to continuous welded rail, with each segment measuring hundreds or thousands of feet long. However, tracks in Albuquerque and Northern New Mexico have yet to enjoy the comforts of quiet, continuous rail. We still have the familiar clackity clack of jointed rail.

It is my hope that this information is informative, but not boring. This is my way of being several of my passions and hobbies together!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf vf n JBBQ fglyr yriry pebffvat, abg na HAQREcnff sbe pnef naq genvaf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)