Located at Penitentiary
Glen
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Track Crew 7, as we are now called, last week cut all the rail for this 40 degree crossing. We are loading up the engine dolly support to take it and the plate to the welding station at the other end of the plant. |
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We wait to see which welder will be able to assist us. Taking up the drawing and checking to see if the punch marks made through the drawing show the limits for the foot of the rail. |
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After clamping down the first rail the second is set with gages. Dick sights along the three pieces that make up the first crossing rail to check that the punch marks will create the rail pieces to be straight. |
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Tone Phanthouhem is our welder this afternoon and is TIG welding the rail down to the 1/4" plate. Dick and George set the next three pieces of rail with the gauges. |
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George, Dick, Frank and George clamp down the rail using the rail gauges for spacing as Tone watches. Tone welding the mainline crossing rails down and next will come the guard rails. |
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Dick and Tone clamp the guard rail in place with a 1/4" plate spacer for the wheel flange clearance. The outside guard rails pieces had to have the rail bent inward and Chris Ashley is using the torch. |
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Frank with rail in hand waits for Chris to get the rail to temperature for bending. The guard rails had one side of the foot milled down 3/16" to get the 1/4" clearance. |
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We flipped the plate over and Tone welded the guard rails across the bottom for extra support. All the rails extending beyond the plate got this treatment. |
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Tone finishes up the last welds and another crossing is almost finished. Tone, George D, George W, Frank and Dick pose for the photographer for this work session. |
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George is touching up the end of a guard rail to his specs. Bill Deptowicz has ground the rail head away for flange clearance with an air tool and the trucks were tried. We liked the click clack of the wheels. |
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Part of Track Crew 7 looks tired and this is the 40 degree crossing and it's finished. The crossing really looks good welded to the 1/4" plate. |
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George and Dick load the crossing in Dick's van. George is using a punch to mark the steel thru the drawing for the steel rail alignment after we remove the drawing from the plate. |
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Frank, George and Dick start cutting rail to length after figuring how much overhang the mainline rail will extend off the plate. Rail gauges maintain alignment |
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This crossing will be 37 degrees. More of the rails have been rough cut as some ends still have to be beveled. |
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All of the rails have been cut for fit in their respective positions including the guard rails. The foot of the guard rails have to be milled off and ends fitted, but that is for another work session. |
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