Rail
Weekly Update #19
19
August 2004
IC&E CWR PROJECTS
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
As of August 19th, we had installed just over 81 of the roughly 97 track miles to be completed by November 19th. It appears we will meet or beat that schedule. The LA Colo crew began installing CWR on the IC&E near Calmar, Iowa last week and will expect to complete that 15 track miles by early Labor Day. The IC&E CWR crew, under foreman Steve Koser’s guidance, also began installing about 9 track miles of CWR on curves across the entire IC&E system this week and will install rail nearly through the end of the year. Mr. Koser’s crew has completed the Mason City sub portion of the curve project and will complete the Marquette sub portion this week and Chicago sub portion next week.
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All
tie, crossing, and bridge work is completed on the first stretch of CWR between
Sleepy Eye and Springfield and final surfacing will be coordinated with the
completion of the Cobden siding.
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All
tie work has been completed on the second stretch of CWR between Volga and Lake
Preston and ballast is being dumped in preparation for final surfacing which
began last week. Mr. Ruckdaschal’s crew
is expected to complete the surfacing over the next several weeks.
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Work
will continue on crossings on the last section of CWR between Garvin and Verdi
over the next several weeks. Along with
that there will be several cranes in the area cleaning up scrap rail and OTM as
well as the salvageable material.
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The
last remaining rail train for this year’s projects (80,000 feet) just arrived
in Kansas City yesterday, the 18th, and is traveling toward the
Calmar area for unloading later this week or this weekend.