Tie train in Wisconsin Rapids
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Tie train in Wisconsin Rapids
A tie pick-up job has been around central Wisconsin.
This location is named Badger, and is a mile south of the yard of Wisconsin Rapids.
I didn't see them in operation, but presume they pick up ties left along the right-of-way after tie inserters have done their job.
They they re-load the old ties into big hoppers for the trip to a recycler.
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The motive power unit runs this one power truck.
There is a Sullair compressor, probably for the air brakes.
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The gondola is continuous, and the backhoe can crawl the full length of the train.
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The load data is interesting, With and Without the Cat.
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Link back to my index page,
Bruce's RailRoad Pictures
( the index page is now on the TrainWeb site, as of January 2011. And I will have to also keep the Next Generation index up-to-date also )
This page wrote in July 2011
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