FEBRUARY 19, 2008
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THE BUDD CAR'S FIRST RUN FEBRUARY 19, 2008 |
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| After 5 days of the flu, I finally got back to working on the railroad. Here is another section of curved track under construction, showing the tick marks at one-inch intervals to align the ties. The inside rail gets spiked down first, using the white template to help with alignment. | |||||||||||||||||
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| To make room for the Budd Car, the first order of business was to switch a string of cars. I guess this was the first "official" switching job on the new railroad. | The Budd Car is off in the distance, headlight shining, about to start its run. There's 46 feet of track completed so far on this particular route. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Here it's at the end of the line. Spikes and track gauge were used just a few minutes before - this is really "fresh" track! | |||||||||||||||||
| Another view from the yard. This may not seem like a lot of progress to you, but remember, this is handlaid track. Every tie has at least two spikes in it. | |||||||||||||||||