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Gandy Dancers, Maintainance of Way, Other Workers
A tribute of appreciation to the workers who maintain the track, keeping our railways in shape regardless of weather and danger, and keeping them running effeciently.
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Photo ID: 383919

Hot rail! Fixing a pull-a-part on continuous weld rail requires a few tools and a lot of fire.

Railroad: Washington & Idaho
Locomotive: None
Location: McCoy, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: None
Train ID: MOW
Photo Date: November 10, 2011


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By: Mike Bjork

Added: Dec 14, 2011

Views: 18,194
Comments: 16

Favorited: 62
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Photo ID: 382949

A UP Maintenance of Way Ohio Crane meets a Global 3, IL to Long Beach, CA stack train tucked away in the west house track at Devil's Slide.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Croydon, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: UP 7433
Train ID: KG3LB-01
Photo Date: December 03, 2011


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By: James Belmont

Added: Dec 04, 2011

Views: 4,885
Comments: 0

Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 381930

The 80" tall drivewheels dwarf a worker performing maintenance after the 844 arrived from Tucson.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: UP 844
Train ID: Centennial Special
Photo Date: November 13, 2011


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By: J Douglas Moore

Added: Nov 22, 2011

Views: 5,590
Comments: 1

Favorited: 28
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Photo ID: 379471

CSX workers inspect the damage from a rock slide that hit the Q261 just west of the Catoctin tunnel. The head end struck a boulder while the remaining rocks struck the side of the train. This clos... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Catoctin, Maryland, USA
Locomotive #: N/A
Train ID: CSXT Q261
Photo Date: October 30, 2011


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By: Jim Johnston

Added: Oct 30, 2011

Views: 11,881
Comments: 1

Favorited: 20
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Photo ID: 377010

The Iowa Northern continues to put money in their track structure. Here a welded rail train dumps 8 miles of new welded rail along the south end of the Manly Sub north of Cedar Falls Jct. The trai... (more)

Railroad: Iowa Northern
Locomotive: n/a
Location: North of Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: October 04, 2011


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By: Craig Williams

Added: Oct 04, 2011

Views: 3,914
Comments: 1

Favorited: 10


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Photo ID: 374280

Southbound ARR export coal loads behind three SD70MACs roll through Rainbow on the mainline with a rail gang cleared up in the siding.

Railroad: Alaska Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Rainbow, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: ARR 4014
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March, 2011


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By: Chris Starnes

Added: Sep 07, 2011

Views: 3,642
Comments: 2

Favorited: 6
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Photo ID: 369736

Little Sparky – A BNSF MOW worker severs a rail on Main #1 at the Train Station in Fullerton California to make way for a 20 foot piece of panel track that will be laid in and bolted ... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: None
Location: Fullerton, California, USA
Locomotive #: None
Train ID: None
Photo Date: July 22, 2011


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By: EL ROCO Photography

Added: Jul 24, 2011

Views: 2,992
Comments: 1

Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 366203

In preparation for the upcoming construction season, S.J. Groves workers prepare turnout trackage in the frozen earth of December. Rock will be blasted from Eagle Mtn. and carried out by railroad... (more)

Railroad: S.J. Groves Co.
Locomotive: n/a
Location: West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: work gang
Photo Date: December, 1969


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Jun 16, 2011

Views: 4,129
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Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 366137

A work gang tamps turnout track structure in preparation of the upcoming contruction season. Rock blasted from Eagle Mountain during the construction of I-280 will be pulled out over these rails,... (more)

Railroad: S.J. Groves Co.
Locomotive: n/a
Location: West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: work gang
Photo Date: December, 1969


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Jun 15, 2011

Views: 4,359
Comments: 3

Favorited: 6
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Photo ID: 364847

Dakota Southern President Alex Huff shovels out a grade crossing as the 4427 makes a rare move on this lightly used line.

Railroad: Dakota Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD9E
Location: Mitchell, South Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: DSRC 4427
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 05, 2003


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By: Wade H. Massie

Added: Jun 01, 2011

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Views: 18,970
Comments: 10

Favorited: 64


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Photo ID: 363888

DITCHED, part 2: ATTACHING CABLES. On Wednesday, February 9, 2011, a southbound New England Southern light engine struck a patch of ice and toppled a full 130 degrees off the trac... (more)

Railroad: New England Southern
Locomotive: EMD GP39-2
Location: Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Locomotive #: NEGS 2370
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 11, 2011


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By: Aaron Keller

Added: May 20, 2011

Views: 19,863
Comments: 0

Favorited: 38
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Photo ID: 363525

Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum volunteer Bob Hassett does a little "work" on the CERM's 0-4-0T #10. The museum hosted a local camera club for a private night shoot on May 14, 2011. The stea... (more)

Railroad: Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Locomotive: Steam 0-4-0
Location: Willimantic, Connecticut, USA
Locomotive #: CERR 10
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: May 14, 2011


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By: Thomas J. Nanos - www.nanosphoto.com

Added: May 16, 2011

Views: 4,258
Comments: 1

Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 363011

Servicing Stop - Glacier Siding. Rotary#1's Fireman stands atop her tender to assist the crew of a White Pass Work Train in rigging the standpipes to water his engine. Anticipating the ne... (more)

Railroad: White Pass & Yukon Route
Locomotive: Rotary Snow Plow
Location: Skagway, Alaska, USA
Locomotive #: WPY 1
Train ID: WPY Rotary Fleet
Photo Date: April 25, 2011


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: May 11, 2011

Views: 4,699
Comments: 0

Favorited: 10
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Photo ID: 362837

I've lived in Issaquah for more than half a decade and always assumed the small piece of ex-NP track running diagonally through downtown was dormant. Grand plans to reactivate the trolley line, l... (more)

Railroad: Coast Rail Inc.
Locomotive: Fairmont Tamper
Location: Issaquah, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 08, 2011


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By: David Honan

Added: May 09, 2011

Views: 4,934
Comments: 1

Favorited: 18
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Photo ID: 362665

Pictured on National Train Day, a Herzog Railway Services work train prepares to take the set out track at Uintah under the direction of Union Pacific Maintenance of Way personnel.

Railroad: Herzog Railway Services
Locomotive: EMD GP38
Location: Uintah, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: HZGX 173
Train ID: Work Train
Photo Date: May 07, 2011


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By: James Belmont

Added: May 07, 2011

Views: 6,197
Comments: 0

Favorited: 8
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