Track Work 2008-2010

The Craggy Mountain Line began work on upgrading our track in January 2008. We are currently bringing it up to FRA standards. We have replaced 2,000 ties with new ones, and installed two switches. We hope to have the track ready to handle cars by August 2010.

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1 Prep work for track work 1-09.jpg

2 Zero degree weather freezes the river

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4 Tony Franklin, Teddy Crowford, and Gene Lail tighten bolts.jpg

5 MOW equip ready for work.jpg

Rating: 5.00

6 Cleaning right of way.jpg

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9 New ties come in.jpg

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11 New ties.jpg

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13 Hauling ties for placement.jpg

14 Placeing ties.jpg

15 Installing new ties on the mountain.jpg

16 Switch Ties.jpg

17 Repairing Bad place in track.jpg

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22 Repair complete.jpg

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28 Driving spikes.jpg

29 Getting ready for first new switch.jpg

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