Located at Penitentiary
Glen
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The engine maintainance crew put the engine up on the lift to check the hoses and hydraulic motors for a suspected fluid leak. Frank Smoley and Wayne Boron found the problem which turned out to be the truck's front hydraulic motor is leaking around the end cap. |
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They lowered the engine and took off the body cowling to check if there are any more areas that need to be attended to. At the ballast pile the track crew was loading the ballast car using the front end loader. |
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Dick Clark adjusts the chute gate as John Koontz runs the engine spreading the ballast along the outside of the rail. John running the tractor which takes about three bucket loads to fill our ballast spreader. |
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Dick helps with the loading by spreading the stone to keep it in the car as John dumps it. Dave Hird watches as Ron Trenhaile sweeps down the ballast on the Orchard Yard lead. |
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John backing down the yard lead as Dick leads the way to the next yard track to receive some ballast. With the chute gate pried open John's backing the train into the yard track. |
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Years back we used to shovel the ballast into 5 gallon pails and load them into gondolas, then at the location lift them back out and spread the stone along the track. Now that we are years younger, this is the easier way. |
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Looking down the track towards the station you can see the ballast that was spread today. This is the yard lead into Orchard Yard. |
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Looking at the yard lead as the track leads you to the main line track. Orchard Yard with the tracks that we put down new ballast around. |
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