At Cadiz in the middle of the Mojave Desert east of Barstow, California, Burlington Northern Santa Fe GE Dash 9-44CW No. 4967 is lifted to remove faulty axle No. 2 from the front truck. A Tadano Mantis Corporation 30011 Truck/Rerailer does the honors with a highway truck-mounted crane with a capacity of 150-tons at an eleven foot radius. The bad axle/traction motor is now removed and out of the way, and the crew is now rolling a temporary axle/wheelset (without a traction motor) under the front truck so the locomotive can be safely moved to a shop for a new wheelset/traction motor. For brief while, BNSF No. 4967 will be an A1A-C locomotive!
Photo albums dedicated to the Men, and Women that keep the Railroad running around the clock 365 days a year. From Dispatcher to Track Gangs, these are the people that make the railroad moves!
A tribute of appreciation to the workers who maintain the track, keeping our railways in shape regardless of weather and danger, and keeping them running effeciently.
...Rock Island....Erie Lackawanna....even some UP....some other stuff....that I remember even if I didnt' see them in the locales that some of these photos were taken at.....
