Bringing the cars in

By Sunday night the grade leading through the terminal throat, and to the switches along the south side of the terminal yard, had been leveled and made ready for track.












"There's no frigate like a book to take us lands away ..." A row of heavy, hard-backed books holds track in place as the glue dries. Standing them up allows air to circulate and the glue to set more quickly.











The track gangs have finished laying the switches into the southern terminal yard and a pair of cars, one standard diner and a heavyweight baggage, are used to find the hairy spots through the crossover.

Tracking progress

The LoCo track gangs have been hard at work through the weekend preparing the grade for these switches that will bring traffic in to the road's Central Terminal.

With the road bed laid and the right of way readied, only the track is needed. Unfortunately the chief engineer has run up against a shortage, so the track gangs may be shifted to routine maintenance on another stretch of the line.




Using the T.L.A.R. method to line up switches.

(That Looks About Right)