Track Work

Photo 1 - Staged cars awaiting the first track throw.  Rather than install an expensive switch, the track the three cars are on will be cut and the track moved over to where the ground has been prepared.  It will than be connected to the new isolated storage track and the cars moved onto the new track.  Only the first and last car are going to the new track.  The middle car is to stay on the originial outside track neccessitating four track throws - over, back, over and back again

Photo 2 - The crew is making the first cut and throw.  The men are connecting the old track to what will become the new isolated storage track.  On the far side of the three cars can be seen the switch that connects to CSX.  Pre-1968 this was New York Central - Big Four track.

Photo 3 – The F-R-C crew is putting the finishing touches on the first temporary track connection. The double truck Plymouth locomotive is in the background.

Photo 5 - The four-wheel Plymouth locomotive is pulling the first car onto the new storage track.

Photo 6 - Another view of the four-wheel Plymouth locomotive coupled to the first passenger car.

Photo 7 - Both Plymouth locomotives were used to sort out the cars that day.

Photo 4 - After the first car was set over to the storage track (on the left), the track was thrown back and the dining car was brought forward by the double truck Plymouth.  The next step is to do another throw and mate the private business car with the coach now on the new storage track.

Photo 8 - The job is almost complete.  The business car has been mated with the coach.  The next step is to do the final throw to reconnect to the track on the right leaving the four-wheel Plymouth, coach and business car on the new storage track.  The track on the far left is the CSX running track.