R3 Gang clears before sliding rail

Friday, April 3, 2020

The track on the rail line between Chocowinity and Aurora was replaced last year after an early 2019 derailment. We’ve had lots of stills and videos of the work since I get a little manic about such things-yes, it’s pretty close to a circus train. Here is the machine that throws trash and excess ballast out of the way before the machines need to slide track around on the ties.

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