IT's TEAM TRACK TUESDAY!! Share photos of action on your railroad's team track (s).
Team tracks are a vital part of day to day real railroad operations. Nearly every kind of freight car, some passenger head end equipment, and MOW equipment can be serviced on a team track. On/off loading freight, mail, milk, heavy equipment, large machinery, can be handled on a team track. Sometimes team tracks can be used for storage of freight cars or locomotives. Such was the case last week as the Free State Junction Railway was pressed for track space over at the steam locomotive coaling tower. Several hoppers loaded with coal had to be moved to the team track and stored a week. Those cars were finally pulled off the team track just yesterday and moved, by a Dockside switcher, to the coal tower. It's good to have the steam locomotives back running again, burning lots of black diamonds and belching smoke til the cows come home
Just this morning a switch crew spotted this short string of MOW cars onto the team track. It seams the B&O big hook was having mechanical difficulties. A B&O repair crew was rapidly dispatched to the scene in their new Ford pickup. These guys know their craft well and will do whatever it takes to get this crane back up and running again soon.
Show us what's happening on your railroad's team track.
Have a wonderfully creative and fun week! See ya next Tuesday on the TEAM TRACK!