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Dates:4/14/1979 - 6/14/2006
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Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  This amazing piece of equipment lifts the old rail and wooden ties, laying down new concrete ties and pulling up the welded rail for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor upgrade.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:08:56 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  352   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  In this 1979 photo is a close up of what's going on. The old stick rail with rail joiners still attached, is drawn over to the side, while the new welded rail is brought into place
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 10/15/2005 7:06:23 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  198   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  These are the tie cars the Providence and Worcester brought down everyday for the project.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:08:30 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  281   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  Concrete ties on the conveyer.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:07:51 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  206   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  Old wooden ties on the conveyer.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:07:20 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  These crawlers brought lifts of new ties and lifts of old ties... all in one train.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:06:31 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  219   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  Here you can see the old wooden ties and the new 140 lb welded being pulled over into position. Today this is 125+ mainline!
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 6:05:50 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Automated Track Equipment
Description:  You can see the concrete ties being brought down on the conveyer.
Photo Date:  4/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:42:29 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  191   Comments: 1
PW 1602
Title:  PW 1602
Description:  The Providence and Worcester, Alco RS3 1602 with 20 cars of concrete ties for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor project. The problem? The 1602's on fire and the Valley Falls Volunteer Fire Department is hosing down the RS3... but its an ALCO!
Photo Date:  8/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:39:54 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  RailAfan
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Locomotives:  PW 1602(RS3)
Views:  814   Comments: 0
PW 1602
Title:  PW 1602
Description:  Amazingly with the Valley Falls volunteer firemen watcwing, the 1602 started and finished the trip to Providence and back to Worcester. It was soon retired after this!
Photo Date:  8/14/1979  Upload Date: 6/13/2005 5:38:58 PM
Location:  Cumberland, RI
Author:  RailAfan
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Locomotives:  PW 1602(RS3)
Views:  783   Comments: 1
AMTK 14504
Title:  AMTK 14504
Description:  At the lower yard by Union Station
Photo Date:  8/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/8/2005 3:49:01 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  RailAfan
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1032   Comments: 1
Amtrak Track Equipment
Title:  Amtrak Track Equipment
Description:  Assortment of Amtrak track equipment on the main above the old freight yard
Photo Date:  8/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/7/2005 5:27:57 PM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  201   Comments: 0
AMTK 3925
Title:  AMTK 3925
Description:  part of the automated Amtrak ballast under cutting train
Photo Date:  8/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/8/2005 4:00:37 PM
Location:  Providence, RI
Author:  RailAfan
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  597   Comments: 0
Amtrak dormitory cars
Title:  Amtrak dormitory cars
Description:  Amtrak Dormitory cars parked in the old Attleboro freight yards. This photo shows the old freight station, with one of two passenger station visible in the right hand corner. Today, the freight station is long gone, and this has become a large MBTA parking lot
Photo Date:  8/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 11:32:00 AM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  360   Comments: 0
Amtrak dormitory cars
Title:  Amtrak dormitory cars
Description:  Amtrak Dormitory cars parked in the old Attleboro freight yards. Today, the freight station is long gone, and this has become a large MBTA parking lot
Photo Date:  8/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 11:18:01 AM
Location:  Attleboro, MA
Author:  RailAfan
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Views:  277   Comments: 0


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