Re: Sumpter Valley Trackwork Part 2
| August 20, 2014 07:03PM |
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Jerry Huck Wrote:
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> We have a tamper, but usually its easier and more
> satisfying (and quieter) to do the minor work by
> hand.
>
> Jerry
Too bad you had to do it all by yourself, but I guess someone had to take the pictures.....
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
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> We have a tamper, but usually its easier and more
> satisfying (and quieter) to do the minor work by
> hand.
>
> Jerry
Too bad you had to do it all by yourself, but I guess someone had to take the pictures.....
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
Mariner, Musician, Miner
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