Photo Essay: Replacing Ties on UP's Moffat Sub - 7/25/04  

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transpixel It would be difficult to slide the new ties into place without moving some of the old ballast out of the way.  The "scarfier" has a set of sideways augers that clears out a strip in the ballast so that the ties can be slid in.  (Ballast is term for the rocks under the tracks.)  CRW 2615a transpixel
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It would be difficult to slide the new ties into place without moving some of the old ballast out of the way. The "scarfier" has a set of sideways augers that clears out a strip in the ballast so that the ties can be slid in. (Ballast is term for the rocks under the tracks.) CRW 2615a


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