Category: Railroad
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Prepping for Concrete
This past Saturday, August 23, the A&TC crew completed the final preparations for pouring concrete for the turntable ring rail. The form was given a final level check, backfill was added, rebar was bent and tied off in the form. Everyone made quick work of this primary task. (Paul, Alexander, Rob, James, John O, Ken,…
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Turntable Prep
This past Saturday, August 16, eight of us had a very productive day.
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A Swarm of Activity
A crew of 18 descended on the A&TC this past Saturday, August 9. Incredible work was happening all over the railroad: On Sunday, Stephen eliminated the large brush pile and began covering the remaining open trenches. On Monday, Philip returned to work on final grade work in San Patricio. Philip also generously loaned his power…
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Electrical Continues
August 1, a few early crew arrivals prepped the work area. August 2, the crew divided the work between the utilities and grade work. A mid-afternoon rain storm paused work, but did provide some relief from the heat. Photos
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When the Cat’s Away
While Stephen and Lori were out of town, lots of folks descended on the A&TC to get more work done. Photos from Ken Photos from Linda Photos from Stephen
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In the Trenches
Work started a couple days before the workday this past Saturday, July 12. On Thursday, Johnny and Ken arrived and Johnny cut all of the trenches for the utilities around the steaming bays and social area. Saturday morning, the work crew was Stephen, Lori, Ken, Linda, Tim, James, David, John, Sophia, Chris, Bob, Nathan, Alex.…
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Switch Stands In the Rain
What do you do when it is raining? Build up switch stands. Our area escaped the flooding that ravaged central Texas this weekend, but we did get a nice, slow, beneficial rain all day Saturday, July 5. Ken, Linda, Lori, Stephen, John T, and Sophia were on hand. The track gang spent the day in…
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Starting Utilities
The crew worked several different areas during the June 28 workday: Stephen, Lori, Ken, Linda, Rob, Bob, John O, John T, Sophia, David, James, Paul, and Tim were the phenomenal crew this week. You oughta be on the A&TC! Photos from David Photos from Linda Photos from Tim
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Improving grades
June 7 – Ken arrived early in the week and finished off the initial ballasting and straightened the switch at the front gate. During the workday, we spent the day raising track through the ballast to ease a couple of grades. John O, Aaron, Shannon, and David worked in San Jacinto. Ken, John T, and…
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Ballasting San Jacinto
Despite the humidity, the crew gathered this past Saturday to ballast the San Jacinto siding. Full ballast cars are extremely heavy, and the loco must be very capable. #478 got a workout. Photos from Aaron and Shannon From Tim