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With new ties laid in place, a Reese grapple
truck placed rail.
<< The grapple made it easy to inspect
each stick of rail and decide--if not quite
straight--which way around it should go.
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| An experienced operator uses the grapple
with impressive precision. >> |
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With rail in place, the joint bars and track
bolts were installed. About 340 custom joint bars and more than
700 new track bolts were installed.
<< The light rail made it impossible to machine-tighten
many of the bolts, requiring things to be
done the old fashioned way.
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| Spiking was done with both air spikers and
by hand using a spike maul.
A Reese employee demonstrates his ability
with a spike maul. In the background is a
self-propelled hi-rail air compressor used
for powering air tools. >> |
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The end of track just kept creeping along.
<< You can almost smell
the creosote and freshly-treated
line poles.
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