"We've Been Working on the Railroad"

- 2005 Photos -

In 2005 our efforts shifted from extending our existing route to rebuilding our existing route.  Our line from Byesville to Derwent was heavily damaged during the flood of September 2004 (click here for photos of the flood). Below are views of the rebuilding efforts and the equipment used.

One of the washouts resulting from the great flood Sept. 2004.  For more photos of the 2004 flood click here.

Gradall machine at Byesville, March 2005. This machine was used to reclaim some of the ballast that the flood waters pushed to the sides of the right-of-way.

GMC dump truck at Derwent. This truck was used to deliver fill/ballast to the washed out areas.  Note the hy-rail wheels that allow the truck to operate on the rails.

Tool truck at Derwent. This truck was used to deliver tools to the worksites up & down the line.

Railroad maintenance-of-way tools.

The ACME Construction Company of Cleveland rebuilt the railroad over the course of several weeks.

Hy-rail dump trucks lined up at Derwent. 100's of yards of material had to be moved on the line between Derwent and Byesville.

This machine was used to spread ballast and contour the roadbed.

Large pile of ballast at Derwent, waiting to be transferred to truck.

Another view of the equipment at Derwent.

Northbound view of the "big washout" after it has been partially filled. The track repair is far from being finished at this point- the track mush be lifted, leveled, aligned, and tamped several more times before repairs are complete.

Southbound view at milepost 6. The washouts in this area have been filled but the track remains to be tamped and leveled.

Members Jake and Dave inspecting the repairs to the right-of-way at old milepost 52, south of Byesville.

Model 6700 Tamping machine at Byesville. This machine lifts, levels, aligns, and tamps the track.

Tamping machine at 2nd street crossing, downtown Byesville.

Another view of the tamping machine. This machine uses a light reference system to align & level the track. The system uses targets mounted on carts, which are folded up when not in use.

View inside the control cab of the Model 6700 tamper.

The track repairs are complete at the "big washout" south of Seneca Lane. The line is perfectly leveled and aligned and is ready for service again.

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