"We've Been
Working on the Railroad"
- Winter 2009 Photos -
Westbound view at Perry's Den Road, Cumberland, OH after brush-
hogging. The switch in the foreground is the west leg of the "wye track".
This is milepost 16.7.
Eastbound view at Perry's Den Road. February 2009.
Eastbound view of sidings at Cumberland.
Milepost 16.54. February 2009.
Eastbound at the SR146 overpass, just east of Cumberland.
Milepost 15.24. February 2009.
Westbound view at the Iowa Road crossing after brush-hogging.
The trees and brush are thick here... Milepost 14.65. February 2009.
Eastbound view at the Iowa Road crossing. February 2009.
BSRW work crew walking east through the overgrown right-of-way.
Bridge No. 323 is in the distance. Febraury 2009.
Dave, Bill, Mark, Dave, and Aaron at Bridge No 323. February 2009.
BSRW work crew just east of bridge No. 323. Here someone has
severed the line and excavated the roadbed. About 40 feet of rail
and roadbed has been removed, but will be repaired.
Close-up of the severed rail east of Bridge No. 323.
Westbound view at the SR 146 grade crossing at "Blue Bell".
Milepost 11.82
Eastbound view at the SR 146 grade crossing at "Blue Bell".
Eastbound view of Bridge No. 319 at Opperman, March 2009.
About 100 yards of rail west of the bridge was temporarily removed
so that the damaged right-of-way could be graded and re-contoured.
Bridge No. 319 at Opperman was choked with tree stumps and
logs as a result of the floods of June 1998 and September 2004.
Clearing logs & trees from Bridge No. 319, March 2009. This
bridge passes over the Buffalo Fork of Wills Creek.
View of the creek embankment prior to contouring/profiling.
Eastbound view of the work area on a frosty March morning.
Removing trees and logs lodged against Bridge No. 319. This
bridge is located at milepost 12.59.
Removing trees and logs lodged against Bridge No. 319.
Leslie Equipment kindly provided this trackhoe which was used to clear
the debris and re-shape the right-of-way. Southeastern Equipment has
also provided equipment crucial to rebuilding this section of railroad.
South side of Bridge No. 319 after the debris has been removed.
North side of Bridge No. 319 after debris has been cleared
and the right-of-way re-shaped, March 2009.
The embankment of the Buffalo Fork of Wills Creek, adjacent to
the bridge, was also contoured/profiled with nice results.
Trackhoe operator Bill S. inspecting the work area after the debris
was cleared.
Eastbound view of the freshly-graded right-of-way at Opperman.
Another view of the right-of-way at Opperman. New ballast and
ties will be laid down, and the rail will be spiked and re-aligned in
the future.
Westbound view of the freshly graded right-of-way at Opperman.
Another view of the right-of-way at Opperman, March 2009.
Looking west at Opperman. Cumberland, the future destination of our
excursion train, is 5 miles to the west of here.
View of the twisted rail, which will be re-aligned this year.
Check back soon to see our progress towards Cumberland!