RailPictures.Net Photo: CO 920614 Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Flatcar at Loachapoka, Alabama by Frank Orona

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» Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) (more..)
» Flatcar (more..)

» CSX AWP/WofA Subdivision - XXB 123
» Loachapoka, Alabama, USA (more..)
» March 09, 2014

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» CO 920614 (more..)
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» Frank Orona (more..)
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As the tie replacement continues along the WofA mainline, numerous crossings will also be upgraded with new ties, a fresh top layer of asphalt and new rail of course. Which is exactly the scene taking place in Loachapoka on a Sunday in March. Today two hi-railers sandwich a C&O rail carrying flatcar and use their attached cranes to drop of rail at various crossings between Opelika and Chehaw. The process of using hi-railers is much more efficient and faster than how they did it in 2008, when a locomotive consist and crew were used.

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