Re: Tracklaying at the WW&F

John Meixel Wrote:
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> I have convinced our leaders to get a heavier
> version of the electric paving breaker shown.
> That one only weighs 30 lbs and could knock the
> spike most of the way in. Dewalt has one that
> weighs 68 lbs that should work fine. That's what
> we plan to use next year. Yes I know you WW&F
> guys do it all by hand but you're also working at
> sea level. We're at 10,000'!

John,

Speaking as one of the WW&F guys that has watched the wonderful work at Como, I appreciate your approach to track work. Your construction in the first two years is 10 times what the WW&F did in it's first couple years of track laying. It also took 7 years for the WW&F to have it's own steam locomotive so I wouldn't go to far into comparisons. Each operation has it's own charm. I can tell you that the progress at Como has been the topic of conversation at the WW&F lunch table a number of times and some of us want to take a trip to see the reborn DSP&PRR.

Stewart