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4/27/2025
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Viewing Album:  RJ Corman Railroad Construction, in Versailles, KY
 
By:James Hinman
Dates:8/16/2011 - 8/16/2011
Album Info:I should have posted these months ago, when I might could remember what each machine did. RJ Corman Central Kentucky Lines owns about 15 miles of track between Versailles and Lexington. The Bluegrass Railroad Museum is at the far end, in Versailles+ The Corman crew drove their equipment from Lexington, coming over onto BGRM trackage. From there, with all their equipment in the proper order, they began at the Beasley Rd crossing and worked back to Lexington. I believe it took about two weeks f`r them to make it. Several workers are on the ground for the process, and they're not at walking speed.
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Ballast Regulator
Title:  Ballast Regulator
Description:  Ballast had been dumped on this line several months prior. This machine was first in line to smooth out the piles. Unit #509110
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:56 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
Tie Crane
Title:  Tie Crane
Description:  Second in line. This crane would pick up the ties, which had been dropped already, from piles to rough position along the track.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:54 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
Tie Crane
Title:  Tie Crane
Description:  Third in line. This second tie crane would align each new tie to within a few inches of where it would go. It would pick up and save any extras.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:51 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
Handy Track Equipment
Title:  Handy Track Equipment
Description:  Unit #0126. This could be a spike puller. I didn't see it do any work, but that's what it could be.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:49 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  166   Comments: 0
Spike Puller
Title:  Spike Puller
Description:  Unit #046694. This should be a Spike Puller
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:46 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  170   Comments: 0
Spike Picker Upper
Title:  Spike Picker Upper
Description:  Unit #052999. This machine pickup up the pulled spikes. The large wheels are magnetic, and attract the spikes. They roll into the chutes at the top.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:42 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  213   Comments: 1
Spiker Picker Upper
Title:  Spiker Picker Upper
Description:  There are purposefully two types of buckets. Good spikes were kept for later, bad spikes were scrapped.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:39 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
Tie Puller
Title:  Tie Puller
Description:  This would pull the old ties out, and toss them aside. The small machine to the left carried tie plates. A worker on each rail would walk along, picking the plates out of the dirt.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:36 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  161   Comments: 0
Handy Track Equipment
Title:  Handy Track Equipment
Description:  I don't remember what this one would do.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:34 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  165   Comments: 1
Tie Crane
Title:  Tie Crane
Description:  This crane would pick up the old ties, and place them neatly on the carts.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:32 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  158   Comments: 0
Tie Inserter
Title:  Tie Inserter
Description:  This one would do several ties in a row, then skip some. Pick up the new tie, and ram it under the rails.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:29 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  168   Comments: 0
Tie Inserter
Title:  Tie Inserter
Description:  Would pick up new ties and ram them under the rails.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:26 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  151   Comments: 0
Track Broom
Title:  Track Broom
Description:  This would sweep any dirt and ballast off of the new ties, after they were under the rails.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:23 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  160   Comments: 0
Tie Plate Inserters
Title:  Tie Plate Inserters
Description:  These two machines, one for each rail, would lift the rail, so that the worker, wielding a wand, could place the plate under the rail.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:20 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  152   Comments: 0
Spike Installer
Title:  Spike Installer
Description:  I didn't get to see this one operate. It should just shoot the spikes into the tie, through the plates.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:18 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  140   Comments: 0
Spike Installer
Title:  Spike Installer
Description:  Installs spikes through the plate, into the tie. One for each rail, evidently.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:15 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  134   Comments: 0
Handy Track Equipment
Title:  Handy Track Equipment
Description:  I believe this is a tamper. I didn't get to see it operate.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:12 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  164   Comments: 0
Tamper
Title:  Tamper
Description:  For tamping ballast under each new tie.
Photo Date:  8/16/2011  Upload Date: 12/10/2011 3:58:10 PM
Location:  Versailles, KY
Author:  James Hinman
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  167   Comments: 0

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