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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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127 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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63 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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123 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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140 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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134 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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68 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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56 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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114 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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118 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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62 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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142 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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105 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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59 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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66 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) |
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74 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) |
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224 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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112 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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66 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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54 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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90 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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121 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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97 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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131 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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66 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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73 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wiring nightmare |
| Description: |
A year after the installation of the new signals and control shacks, the new ATCS signals still are not in operation. A lot of head scratching. |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/2015 Upload Date: 4/18/2015 1:30:58 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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104 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Main street |
| Description: |
A shot of the rear of the signal shack on Main street. No color coded wires, no wonder it is taking so long! |
| Photo Date: |
4/18/2015 Upload Date: 4/18/2015 1:33:21 PM |
| Location: |
Newton, KS |
| Author: |
Greg Elder |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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| Views: |
70 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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143 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: |
96 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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| Views: |
90 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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126 Comments: 0 |
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