Ballast Sorry about the four week interlude since the last set of pics – this was a tough research project The club has been moving forward with our new project: Building some experimental modules for the “next” Cincinnati Northern model railroad layout. As we approach a date where track will be laid on a few …
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Category:Maintenance of Way
Maintenance on the railroad, Tools, Equipment and supplies
Kevin’s Komments 10/25/2022
I’ve been itching to do another trackwork study. I popped up this first pic, and trackwork drifted into abandoned trackwork! The caption on this pic talks about a century old RR trestle being found in Colorado. The bridge was “lost” after it was buried by an embankment. Those of us with a little understanding of …
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Kevin’s Komments 09/30/2021
We were going through a couple collections of MR models that were donated to the club on Tuesday night when a couple of us opened a box of MOW cars. Discussion ensued. We’ve discussed what MOW and non-revenue equipment would be appropriate sitting on a track or two near the roundhouse. And we pass around …
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Kevin’s Komments 02/18/2021
With all the snow this week, and more to come tonight/tomorrow, I thought we’d take a peek at snow on the railroads. This pic was titled “proper snow plow” but it’s actually a Jordan Spreader, often used to clear snow off the tracks and the immediate roadbed. We’ve talked about the multiple uses of these …
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