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How high was the water in the area recently? |
| Description: |
Box tells the tale of how deep things were recently. May have had something to do with the bridge replacement as well. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/10/2019 10:38:10 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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Signal |
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195 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Look who is helping..... |
| Description: |
Filled in back with lot's of large rock, waiting to be deposited on the banks of the Cuivre River. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/10/2019 10:42:29 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
HZGX 204(GP40-3) |
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252 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Prep work for bridge replacement.... |
| Description: |
Prep work is well under way for replacement of the old CB&Q bridge at Old Monroe MO. According to this website, it was built in 1901: http://johnmarvigbridges.org/Old%20Monroe%20Rail%20Bridge.html |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/10/2019 10:25:16 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
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187 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Looking from the other side..... |
| Description: |
Lots of heavy duty prep work going on. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/10/2019 10:25:57 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
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192 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Current structure in place. |
| Description: |
Side shot of the current bridge. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/11/2019 9:20:41 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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133 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 5373 and friends... |
| Description: |
A trio of pumpkins on a mixed freight, notch it up a bit, as they approach the bridge at Old Monroe. Speed retrictions in place. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/11/2019 9:21:13 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5373(C44-9W) |
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135 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Easing their way past the workers..... |
| Description: |
A trio of pumpkins leads a mixed freight, with a speed restriction of 25 mph, past the prep work area. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/10/2019 10:33:22 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Bridge,Action |
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162 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
LCEX 930 on the rear..... |
| Description: |
A mixed bag of two bay hoppers makes it's way across the soon to be replaced bridge at Old Monroe. |
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8/10/2019 Upload Date: 8/11/2019 9:17:51 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
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118 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
A bit further out in the river...... |
| Description: |
Work continues on bridge replacement, as they are now futher out into the river....... |
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8/21/2019 Upload Date: 8/24/2019 3:17:04 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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95 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
4 cranes on site now....... |
| Description: |
There were two a couple of weeks back. They have now multiplied to 4....... |
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9/7/2019 Upload Date: 9/10/2019 6:07:45 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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94 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Large timbers in place..... |
| Description: |
Part of the process to eventually connect the ramps on the west side of the bridge. |
| Photo Date: |
9/7/2019 Upload Date: 9/10/2019 6:06:41 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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88 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Timberrrrrr......... |
| Description: |
Lot's of large pieces of wood will soon be put into place, as they build ramps on either side of the bridge. |
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9/7/2019 Upload Date: 9/10/2019 6:05:12 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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105 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
A big red crane...... |
| Description: |
Looks as if the big red crane may be used to lift the old bridge sections up and out..... |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:20:30 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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73 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
More steel cages..... |
| Description: |
Looks like the rebar is ready to be encased in concrete. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:21:51 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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64 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Still hammering things into the ground.... |
| Description: |
More pipe being driven into the ground. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:21:21 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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65 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Track work on the other side.... |
| Description: |
Yes they are still using this track the way you see it. Looks to have been raised 8" to 12"! |
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11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:22:54 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Track |
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67 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Driller or driver...... |
| Description: |
Not sure about the use of this truck at this time. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:23:35 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
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70 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
They are using lots of rock... |
| Description: |
This gives a better view of how much higher the main has been lifted. |
| Photo Date: |
11/24/2019 Upload Date: 11/28/2019 12:25:41 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Signal,Track |
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83 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Bridge building well under way..... |
| Description: |
Visit to Old Monroe today to see how things are going. New structure being built next to existing is well under way. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2020 Upload Date: 3/1/2020 6:43:46 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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115 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
I'm only here to fish...... |
| Description: |
A bit further back, as a lone fisherman tries the river. If I was in that spot taking photos, I'd been in trouble! |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2020 Upload Date: 3/1/2020 6:44:20 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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110 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
From the other side....... |
| Description: |
Drove all the way around to catch things from the "far side"..... |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2020 Upload Date: 3/1/2020 6:45:13 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
No trains, and no workers. |
| Description: |
Nice to get some shots while things are quiet. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2020 Upload Date: 3/1/2020 6:46:12 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Slowly moving....... |
| Description: |
They started rolling the first section out at about 6:30 AM......went about a foot/foot and a half at a time. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2020 Upload Date: 6/7/2020 12:02:47 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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57 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Out of the way... |
| Description: |
First section is just about to end it's roll off. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2020 Upload Date: 6/7/2020 12:03:37 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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92 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Working on the base for the new bridge... |
| Description: |
Things are moving on, as prep to receive the new bridge takes place. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2020 Upload Date: 6/7/2020 12:04:24 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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58 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Side by side....... |
| Description: |
The two older sections were moved out of the way by about 10:30 AM. The first new section was parked in place by about 3:30 PM. It needed to be moved an inch and a half north for proper fit. |
| Photo Date: |
6/3/2020 Upload Date: 6/7/2020 12:04:59 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ballasting being done..... |
| Description: |
Track and bridge ballasting taking place. The last section of the new bridge was dropped in place around 5 AM. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2020 Upload Date: 6/7/2020 12:06:07 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Track |
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72 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Another "All that Remains"..... |
| Description: |
The "claw" takes another bite out of all that remains of the 3 sections of the BNSF K Line bridge at Old Monroe MO. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2020 Upload Date: 6/21/2020 12:15:14 PM |
| Location: |
Old Monroe, MO |
| Author: |
Butch Getz |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
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74 Comments: 1 |
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