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Stewart Rhine

October 18, 2010 06:47AM

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About 8 members of the track crew took turns with the rail drill. Most of the drilling was for matching up comp joints in the step down from 50lb to 40lb rail. The rest of the drilling was for guard rails for the new switch. A sharp bit and the use of cutting oil helped ease the process. The upgraded mainline is now 50lb down through the new switch and steps down to 40lb then 33lb right before the water tank building.

The heaviest rail the Maine Two-Footers used was 60lb and most of the WW&F mainline is 56 and 60lb so we have not had to drill through 90lb.

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WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Stephen Hussar	October 16, 2010 06:49PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	CraigjP	October 16, 2010 08:44PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	nedsn3	October 16, 2010 09:07PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Gavin Hamilton	October 16, 2010 09:40PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	John Cole	October 16, 2010 10:37PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Gavin Hamilton	October 16, 2010 11:12PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Stephen Hussar	October 17, 2010 04:39AM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Stewart Rhine	October 17, 2010 06:13AM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	John Cole	October 17, 2010 08:41AM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Abqfoamer	October 17, 2010 03:38PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Stewart Rhine	October 18, 2010 06:47AM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Bernie Perch	October 18, 2010 04:15PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	nedsn3	October 18, 2010 05:17PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Stephen Hussar	October 19, 2010 06:38AM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	mfmalk	October 19, 2010 12:29PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	TUnfried	October 19, 2010 12:59PM
Re: WW&F Fall work weekend pics	Wayne Laepple	October 20, 2010 12:04PM

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