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Glen
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The first signal head mounted and wired by Dick Philpott at Zip Junction. Another picture without the camera flash. |
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The spools of wire from which the multiple 175 foot long wires that formed this bundle that was pulled through the conduit. Frank Foti, Dick Philpott and George Davidson at the relay panel box. |
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Dick forcing the "snake" through the conduit to the LB near Cider Bridge. A view of one of the relay panels that Dick put together. |
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Frank, Dick Clark. George and Dave Foster getting ready for the "pull" of the wire. Edith Hacker assists Dick as he tapes the wire around the end of the "snake" so it won't catch on the joints of the conduit. |
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The wire is bent through the hook on the end of the "snake" and taped. Frank guides the wire in the conduit as Dick pulls the wire and Edith, Dick and George make sure the wire doesn't snag on anything. |
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Dick removes the wire from the "snake" so it can be fed into the conduit at the switch at Thorn. George making sure the wire doesn't snag as Bill Deptowicz pushes the wire into the conduit. |
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Dick taking care of a twist that developed as George watches. The wire is pulled through to Thorn. |
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We used the bridge to cross under the track to change sides for the conduit run. George Metts at the Switch Shed assembling more signal head masts. |
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Some of the mast heads that have been completed and the next picture is some of the old junction boxes we used on the old system. |
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The signal control switch at Hemlock in the foreground with the signal head mast behind it. The conduit trench to the switch and signal mast for the west yard switch out to the main line. |
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Another view of the west yard control conduit for the switch and signal head. Next up George connected the conduits in the ground near High Creek to one of the posts for a switch controller. |
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George using a portable generator along with a heat gun to bend the conduit. Lou Fowler picks up the cutoffs of conduit in preparation for the trench to be backfilled. |
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The conduit has been backfilled and the switch control mounted on the conduit and fastened to the steel post. A view of the second crossover the crew installed last week. |
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Dave and Rick Nagy mount the signal on the grade wall ties at Horrendous. Talking about not knowing enough to come in from the rain, guys it's raining out there... |
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Rain let up enough that Dave and Joe went out and put tape over the open mastheads to keep the water out. Robbi Haines and Kitty Shriver setting out the food for our evening meal. |
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George, Roger Harnish, George and Robbi at Filmor as George figures how to get power on the opposite side of the mast. George drills the box for mounting to the steel post as George D. bucks up against the post. |
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Meanwhile at the Switch Shed, Jerry Bell is working on a Wye switch and making good progress as you can see from the pictures taken from each end of the switch. |
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