MAINTENANCE OF WAY THREAD

[Puddlejumper]

Some MOW equipment on my Potomac Line. Don't let the photo fool you, there is no track laid yet, just a couple sections of flex on a plywood top. I do not know what those pieces of equipment on the front track are or what they do. I think I paid around $5 for them as a group from a local train show.

[Charlie B]

Another rail grinder September, 1978
Charlie

[csiguy68]

Here is a track hoe type device on a MOW gon picking up ties on the Conemaugh line at Conpitt Junction back in June 2008.


Todd

[ocalicreek]

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The above link provides some information on these neat little hoppers. I have collected several, since I have a strange fetish for VGN 4-bay hoppers and these are their shorter cousins.

I have plans to convert them into ballast hoppers using decals available from Bill Mosteler, who also has info about these cars here:

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and here:

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Not Prototypical, but neat little cars that could fill our a ballast car fleet until more detailed models become affordable or available.

Galen

[Charlie B]

Here is a little variety of speeder cars.
Charlie

[Charlie B]

Here is a shot of some of the KJR volunteers (7/10/2005) working on the track at the Lady Jane mine near Penfield, Pa.
The track is on a 1 percent grade, and the brakes on the cars while loading them had actually ran the rail down hill 10 inches causing enough mis-alignment and gauge spreading to cause derailments. The guys raised the track, realigned and regauged it, replaced all the loose bolts and tamped 400 feet of track, all with hand tools, and replaced 50 bolts on the other track. They also spread 40 tons of new ballast.(in two days) It got them through another year without any problems, and in 2006 the track was upgraded to 130 pound from 100 pound. All I can say is I had one heck of a crew. (they did the railcars in their spare time.)
I might add that working 2 days a week 4 hours a day on track, that they replaced 250 ties a year for the last 5 years I was at the KJR in addition to keeping all the joints tight and track aligned and gauged. Never had a track violation on an FRA inspection from 96 to 2009 when I retired.
(Todd was one of my guys)

[nkp_174]

She's an ex-Virginian crane. Rated at 200t and diesel powered (originally steam), she was transferred to Ft. Wayne by the N&W to eliminate the steam powered crane at some point following the NKP-N&W merger. She was donated to FWRHS (765's group) in the '80s and is used occasionally.

[Charlie B]

Here is one on the Chessie line Pittsburgh-Cumberland
Charlie

[cn nutbar]

Hello Everyone---here's another "Big Hook" that Charlie found during a railfanning day with Doctor Wayne and myself

[Charlie B]

While we are on the subject. It doesn't look near as big, but it isn't little so maybe it is a "middle hook"
Charlie

[ezdays]

Had to do some bridge repairs on my layout a few years ago and so I called up the local LPB MOW repair crew. As you can see, they had an adiquate solution for getting the job done:

[Charlie B]

Don, you just made the day. Always nice to have a smile
Charlie

[cn nutbar]

Don, you just made the day. Always nice to have a smile
Charlie

Me too --- that's a classic

[bdw9535]

A couple more exConrail ballast hoppers

Bruce

[ezdays]

Don, you just made the day. Always nice to have a smile
Charlie

Me too --- that's a classic

Thanks guys, no one needs to take model railroading too serious. That's the only reason why I'm into the hobby, it's suppose to be fun.