The linemen guarding the platform emerges after the smoke has cleared to make sure nothing is on fire, before returning to his truck and heading to the next stop.
"You don't want to breath that stuff" was the advice the UP linemen gave to the passengers at the Oak Park station. Most of them, alarmed by the smoke and sparks took cover. I stayed out until the... (more)
After a hard day's work, the railgrinder ties down for the night beside the depot in Alderson. The streaks in the left background are a steady stream of traffic that came through tonight to gawk ... (more)