Preheating the Rail - BNSF MOW (Maintenance of Way) workers use an Oxy-Acetylene torch to preheat the ends to two adjoining sections of 136lb. rail in preparation to welding them together... (more)
Cutoff - A BNSF MOW (Maintenance of Way) worker uses a hydraulic cutoff saw to cut a one inch gap between the ends of two 136 lb. rail sections at the Fullerton Train Station.
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Shearing the Excess - A BNSF MOW (Maintenance of Way) worker uses a hydraulic shear to remove excess iron from a molten weld produced from a Thermite reaction.
Southern Pacific Power Through the Siskiyous - While it has been a number of years since Uncle Pete swallowed the Southern Pacific Railroad and in spite of the company's best efforts to... (more)