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| Title: |
Conduit delivery |
| Description: |
Unloading 3 large diameter conduit spools by hand at Newton. They simply roll it off the back of the truck. |
| Photo Date: |
2/27/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 11:43:14 AM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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179 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Conduit load |
| Description: |
Conduit unloading |
| Photo Date: |
2/27/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:15:41 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Intermodal |
| Description: |
Intermodal train through work zone. Permission from RCL is required to pass their red flag. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:21:52 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
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185 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Trenching |
| Description: |
Conduit trenching at main street in Newton. |
| Photo Date: |
3/9/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:23:47 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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198 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old signals |
| Description: |
Old signals that will be replaced with the new ATCS design. |
| Photo Date: |
3/9/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:26:10 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
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204 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hauling conduit |
| Description: |
Moving large coils of conduit along the active mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
3/12/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:30:02 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
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130 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Moving wire |
| Description: |
An innovative use of equipment. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:38:24 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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110 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pulling wire |
| Description: |
Pulling the new wires into the new signal shacks. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:40:58 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Unloading wire |
| Description: |
Unloading wire spools from a flatbed truck. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:42:27 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
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186 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Trenching |
| Description: |
Trenching through the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:43:29 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
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122 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New tower |
| Description: |
The new signal tower at CP 1846 on the LaHunta sub of the BNSF transcon waiting to be activated. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:45:39 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal |
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199 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Signal Confusion |
| Description: |
The new signal heads are turned sideways to avoid confusion, but this looks confusing. |
| Photo Date: |
3/15/2014 Upload Date: 3/16/2014 12:35:40 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
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181 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ballasted signal houses |
| Description: |
Completed signal houses with gravel ballast. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:16:46 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Yard |
| Description: |
Yard view of the work area. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:18:14 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
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113 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wiring |
| Description: |
Wiring install of the new ATSC cable. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:19:17 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7477(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Mini-ex |
| Description: |
Mini excavator digging the line ditch along the active BNSF transcon mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:20:55 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2522(GP35u) |
| Views: |
497 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RCL |
| Description: |
The contractor for the work in Newton is RCL from Benbrook, Texas. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:21:57 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
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179 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Trench |
| Description: |
Trench excavation with OSHA protection. |
| Photo Date: |
3/22/2014 Upload Date: 3/23/2014 6:23:07 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track,Action |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Signal at first street |
| Description: |
MOW working at first street |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2014 Upload Date: 8/17/2014 5:05:09 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Crew unloads |
| Description: |
MOW crew preparing to work on signal. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2014 Upload Date: 8/17/2014 5:06:26 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pull wires |
| Description: |
MOW crew pulling wires into junction box. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2014 Upload Date: 8/17/2014 5:07:21 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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173 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wire test |
| Description: |
Checking continuity. Now, where is that green wire? |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2014 Upload Date: 8/17/2014 5:08:19 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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155 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Before activation |
| Description: |
Check photo on June 4, 2015 for before and after. |
| Photo Date: |
8/17/2014 Upload Date: 6/7/2015 8:16:36 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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| Views: |
184 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
14th & Cowpalace road |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
10/8/2014 Upload Date: 12/24/2014 6:33:20 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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125 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Signal tower |
| Description: |
The new 3 track control signal being installed at CP 1877 in Newton. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2014 Upload Date: 12/24/2014 10:08:52 AM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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| Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Signal activation |
| Description: |
On June 1, 2015, the new ATCS towers were activated. Installed starting in February of last year, the new heads were finally turned and the old signal towers came down. There were approx 30 men that descinded on Newton for the final week of testing. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/2015 Upload Date: 6/7/2015 8:08:22 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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| Views: |
194 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Triple header |
| Description: |
The triple track tower protects Main 1, Main 2, and Main 3. Check photo dated 8/17/2014 for before and after. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2015 Upload Date: 6/7/2015 8:11:30 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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| Views: |
165 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Updated dwarf |
| Description: |
New dwarf signal replaced old design. They look plastic? |
| Photo Date: |
6/5/2015 Upload Date: 6/7/2015 8:12:54 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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145 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New ATCS tower |
| Description: |
Final wiring of the new ATCS control tower. One of several in the Newton yard. |
| Photo Date: |
11/4/2015 Upload Date: 11/12/2015 10:12:29 AM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
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183 Comments: 0 |
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