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Southern Pacific Undercutter and Its Maintenance-Of-Way Crew at Indio, California
Title
Southern Pacific Undercutter and Its Maintenance-Of-Way Crew at Indio, California
Date
1978 - 10
Description
Maintenance of the ballast layer directly below the ties is an essential part of a healthy track structure, as ballast degrades over time and becomes increasingly fouled reducing its ability to drain, provide adequate load bearing support, and withstand vertical, lateral, and longitudinal forces. Southern Pacific used specially trained crews who operated undercutter equipment to restore ballast that had become fouled. The excavated material could either be fully discarded or screened and returned to the track, with only the finer parts of the ballast not being recycled.
Southern Pacific Tie Gang Working with a Scarifier Inserter on the San Antonio Division
Title
Southern Pacific Tie Gang Working with a Scarifier Inserter on the San Antonio Division
Date
1975 - 03
Description
Southern Pacific tie gang working with a scarifier inserter on the San Antonio Division. This mechanical device dramatically sped-up the removal of existing ties and insertion of new ties in their place.
Southern Pacific Yoakum Local Train Operating at Flatonia, Texas
Title
Southern Pacific Yoakum Local Train Operating at Flatonia, Texas
Date
1983 - 11
SP 9242 E LAHOT Roaring by Tower 3 at Flatonia, Texas
Title
SP 9242 E LAHOT Roaring by Tower 3 at Flatonia, Texas
Date
1983 - 11
Description
A Southern Pacific track construction crew is standing in the clear, waiting to resume work to replace the existing crossing diamond and to install other trackage which is a part of the project.
Southern Pacific Rail Gang Working at Muldoon, Texas
Title
Southern Pacific Rail Gang Working at Muldoon, Texas
Date
1982 - 12
Southern Pacific Maintenance of Way Rail Cars Hauling Welded Rail
Title
Southern Pacific Maintenance of Way Rail Cars Hauling Welded Rail
Date
1983 - 11
Southern Pacific Rail Gang Installing Continuous Welded Rail on the San Antonio Division
Title
Southern Pacific Rail Gang Installing Continuous Welded Rail on the San Antonio Division
Date
1985 - 04
Burro Crane Being Used to Offload Ties at Spofford, Texas
Title
Burro Crane Being Used to Offload Ties at Spofford, Texas
Date
1984-01
Description
A photograph of a burro crane offloading ties on a train track in Spofford, Texas taken by Mike McGinley.
Installation of a New Master Retarder at Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, California
Title
Installation of a New Master Retarder at Southern Pacific's Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, California
Date
1977 - 03
Jackson Tamper with Laser Line at Work
Title
Jackson Tamper with Laser Line at Work
Date
1986 - 09
Loading and Connecting Continous Welded Rail on the San Antonio Division
Title
Loading and Connecting Continous Welded Rail on the San Antonio Division
Date
1983 11 - 11
Removal of the Former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin Branch Line East of Giddings, Texas
Title
Removal of the Former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin Branch Line East of Giddings, Texas
Date
1982 - 01 - 06
Description
Removal of track, other track material, and ties from the former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin branch line at east of Giddings, Texas.
Removal of the Former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin Branch Line at Brenham, Texas
Title
Removal of the Former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin Branch Line at Brenham, Texas
Date
1982 - 01
Description
Removal of track, other track material, and ties from the former Southern Pacific Hempstead - Austin branch line at Brenham, Texas.
Replacement of an Engine for a Burro Crane on the San Antonio Division
Title
Replacement of an Engine for a Burro Crane on the San Antonio Division
Date
1984 - 04
Work Train 4085 at Shiner, Texas with Jordan Equipment Maintaining Ditching
Title
Work Train 4085 at Shiner, Texas with Jordan Equipment Maintaining Ditching
Date
1974
Description
Work Train 4085 at Shiner, Texas with Jordan equipment maintaining ditching on Southern Pacific's right-of-way.
Track panels being unloaded from SPMW5846 near Waelder, Texas
Title
Track panels being unloaded from SPMW5846 near Waelder, Texas
Date
1974 - 12
Work Train SP 2932 Pulling Manix Plow near Ryan, Texas
Title
Work Train SP 2932 Pulling Manix Plow near Ryan, Texas
Date
1973 or 1974

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