New ramp track construction at the WW&F lots of pics
| June 21, 2019 04:31PM |
The following is all copy and pasted off of the WW&FRy forum.
The railway is building a new ramp track next to the garage to replace the ramp at the end of the Woods track. The new ramp track is being built with 33 lb rail versus the 25 lb that was used on the Woods track. The heavier rail and better roadbed will make bringing in heavier equipment safer. The Woods track will be lowered back down to parking lot level and become a team track.
Work started with replacing the existing culvert under the woods track with a longer culvert to accommodate the switch. The culvert diameter was also increased and the culvert lowered to accomodate the new drainage in the parking lot and the bigger ditch next to the carbarn.
Start of the ditching next to the carbarn and building up the roadbed for the siding.
The new parking lot catch basin in the foreground and the trench for the pipe leading out to the ditch next to carbarn.
The pipe and catch basin in. The orange cone with the grade stake is the center line of the new siding.
Working on the siding roadbed.
The new stub switch for the ramp track being cut into the Woods track.
Looking from the corner of the garage down to the switch.
The bulkhead for the end of the track in the parking lot. The wall is parallel with the front of the bathroom.
We started laying stone down on the roadbed today until the rain started.
The switch was finished this morning and rail started going down. Dana is going to lead a spiking crew Saturday on the new track.
Loading rail from the stockpile between the main and north yard lead.
The switch all done. The switch had to be ballasted using the tip car before the rail train could cross over the switch.
Setting ties out on the grade.
The view from behind the garage.
Setting out rail.
The woods track is in the foreground and the rail crane is on the new ramp track.
The end of the day. The rest of the rail should go down tomorrow.
The rest of the rail was put down before lunch time today. The rail still needs to be spiked, lined, and ballasted.
The railway is building a new ramp track next to the garage to replace the ramp at the end of the Woods track. The new ramp track is being built with 33 lb rail versus the 25 lb that was used on the Woods track. The heavier rail and better roadbed will make bringing in heavier equipment safer. The Woods track will be lowered back down to parking lot level and become a team track.
Work started with replacing the existing culvert under the woods track with a longer culvert to accommodate the switch. The culvert diameter was also increased and the culvert lowered to accomodate the new drainage in the parking lot and the bigger ditch next to the carbarn.
Start of the ditching next to the carbarn and building up the roadbed for the siding.
The new parking lot catch basin in the foreground and the trench for the pipe leading out to the ditch next to carbarn.
The pipe and catch basin in. The orange cone with the grade stake is the center line of the new siding.
Working on the siding roadbed.
The new stub switch for the ramp track being cut into the Woods track.
Looking from the corner of the garage down to the switch.
The bulkhead for the end of the track in the parking lot. The wall is parallel with the front of the bathroom.
We started laying stone down on the roadbed today until the rain started.
The switch was finished this morning and rail started going down. Dana is going to lead a spiking crew Saturday on the new track.
Loading rail from the stockpile between the main and north yard lead.
The switch all done. The switch had to be ballasted using the tip car before the rail train could cross over the switch.
Setting ties out on the grade.
The view from behind the garage.
Setting out rail.
The woods track is in the foreground and the rail crane is on the new ramp track.
The end of the day. The rest of the rail should go down tomorrow.
The rest of the rail was put down before lunch time today. The rail still needs to be spiked, lined, and ballasted.
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