The track gang is needed to open the North Sierra railroad for the 'season'.
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May 4, 2005
The Main line of the railroad is under there, it is just hiding. |
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The log bridge will need some major rebuilding. |
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The main line and siding leading to the log bridge have sunk about six inches. Note the water tank in the background will need some TLC as well. |
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The other direction from the passing siding leads to the
Iron Bridge. This very substantial bridge will not need any maintenance.
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Looking up the line past the Iron Bridge. A grader is at work on the snow bank. |
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Don is clearing the track above the log bridge. You can see why the passing track and min line have sunk. NSI's section house has not weathered the winter too well either. |
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Steve is looking over the new trackage leading under the deck and through the window to the inside portion of the layout. |
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The track has been raised and ballasted, but the log bridge is down for a major rebuild. |
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A gondola and boxcar are testing the track gang's work. The Engineering crew has stabilized the bank below the roadbed. |
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Ballasted track leading to the two stub switches is finally looking good. |
| Pictures below were taken by Nelson. | May 9, 2005 |
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The Connection in place, cut through the window frame. |
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Management decided to retreat for a day or two, and the Shay barely made it back up the Hill to the [relative] safety of the Donner Sub.
"May in Truckee" [sung to the tune of April in Paris] |
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# 7 nearly loosing it on the Hill; we may be a day or so
early. N |
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Almost back to relative safety of the great indoors. |
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Airplane view of the North Sierra Railway, tracks obliterated
by the snowfall.
May 9, 2005 At least the crews had not yet gone into the woods. Does anyone have a 'bucker plow'? |