Work Session

August 18-19, 2018

 

To join the fun, contact the railroad at: WorkSession @ RedRiverAndGulf.net (no spaces)

 

Team:
Mike Miller
Robert Stokes (staff)
Tucker Baker
 

Objectives:

1) Relay next panel of lead track that 106 will be pulled out onto

2) Inventory equipment for relay and other available equipment

 

Friday

- Specifications for relay track set out:

   24 inch tie centers, every 4th new new all treated ties underneath new shed track

   60 pound rail on new shed track

   45 pound rail on lead track relay

 

- Inventoried stacks of 12ft and 16ft cut rail near dry kiln.

   Approximately 80 sticks of 12ft rail, 470-500 sticks of 16 ft lengths.

   Approximately 20 sticks of full length 60 pound rail underneath these stacks and in the general vicinity

 

Saturday

- Tractor used to level shed lead track railbed. Dozens of passes were made with a box blade and the bucket on the tractor. Level of rail bed checked every 10 feet. Additionally vegetation clearing work was performed near the pine tree on the rail bed.

 

- Tractor then used to bring up old and new ties to rail bed. Ties then laid out an additional 33 feet from existing lead track relay.

 

 

-Tucker Baker

    RR&G Road Master

 

More support needed in track

 

Fireman's side eccentric rod removed, Main rod loose

 

Engineers side main crankpin

 

106 still depresses 35 pound rail

 

Preparing to chain up engineers side main rod

 

Preparing to chain up engineers side main rod