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Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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This amazing piece of equipment lifts the old rail and wooden ties, laying down new concrete ties and pulling up the welded rail for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor upgrade. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:08:56 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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In this 1979 photo is a close up of what's going on. The old stick rail with rail joiners still attached, is drawn over to the side, while the new welded rail is brought into place |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 10/15/2005 7:06:23 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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These are the tie cars the Providence and Worcester brought down everyday for the project. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:08:30 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
| Description: |
Concrete ties on the conveyer. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:07:51 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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Old wooden ties on the conveyer. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:07:20 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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These crawlers brought lifts of new ties and lifts of old ties... all in one train. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:06:31 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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Here you can see the old wooden ties and the new 140 lb welded being pulled over into position. Today this is 125+ mainline! |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:05:50 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
| Author: |
RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment |
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You can see the concrete ties being brought down on the conveyer. |
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4/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:42:29 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
PW 1602 |
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The Providence and Worcester, Alco RS3 1602 with 20 cars of concrete ties for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor project. The problem? The 1602's on fire and the Valley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is hosing down the RS3... but its an ALCO! |
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8/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:39:54 PM |
| Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
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RailAfan |
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PW 1602(RS3) |
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| Title: |
PW 1602 |
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Amazingly with the Valley Falls volunteer firemen watcwing, the 1602 started and finished the trip to Providence and back to Worcester. It was soon retired after this! |
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8/14/1979 Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:38:58 PM |
| Location: |
Cumberland, RI |
| Author: |
RailAfan |
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PW 1602(RS3) |
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| Title: |
AMTK 14504 |
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At the lower yard by Union Station |
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8/15/1979 Upload Date: 9/8/2005 3:49:01 PM |
| Location: |
Providence, RI |
| Author: |
RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Track Equipment |
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Assortment of Amtrak track equipment on the main above the old freight yard |
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8/15/1979 Upload Date: 9/7/2005 5:27:57 PM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
AMTK 3925 |
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part of the automated Amtrak ballast under cutting train |
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8/15/1979 Upload Date: 9/8/2005 4:00:37 PM |
| Location: |
Providence, RI |
| Author: |
RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak dormitory cars |
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Amtrak Dormitory cars parked in the old Attleboro freight yards. This photo shows the old freight station, with one of two passenger station visible in the right hand corner. Today, the freight station is long gone, and this has become a large MBTA parking lot |
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8/15/1979 Upload Date: 9/4/2005 11:32:00 AM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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| Title: |
Amtrak dormitory cars |
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Amtrak Dormitory cars parked in the old Attleboro freight yards. Today, the freight station is long gone, and this has become a large MBTA parking lot |
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8/15/1979 Upload Date: 9/4/2005 11:18:01 AM |
| Location: |
Attleboro, MA |
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RailAfan |
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