Building the high speed rail line | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Jark K. RemolOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

This is for all you folks who like to model maintenance of way. In June 2011 we were returning from the Chicago area back to central Illinois and decided to follow old Route 66 so we could follow the tracks that run parallel.

This is from several spots between Dwight and Odell. They replaced all of the wodded ties with concrete, and apparently replaced all the rail as well.

The completed line should run from Dwight down to East St. Louis as a high speed rail line

I read in a local new article that the equipment they are currently using can lay as much rail in two hours as used to take about 5-8 hours back in the '80s.

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2/19/1210:55 AM

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Jark K. RemolOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Don't ask me what most of this equipment does. It just looks intriguing.

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2/19/1211:02 AM

Jark K. RemolOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

The huge contraption at the end here apparently both lifts the old rail will adding the new.

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2/19/1211:16 AM

GarfieldOGR Forum Member

Those are great pics, thanks for sharing!

That would be an expensive yet fun to watch train set.

rjconklinOGR Forum Member

does this mean all you fellas with gargraves will have to replace the wood ties with cement?

Mark440OGR Forum Member

I suppose now is the time to go ahead and pickup that 4.5 cu ft cement mixer I've been oogling over at Home Depot....

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