Days like this remind why I love my job. These are from today, just west of Mountainair, NM. We are working on sections of track in Abo Canyon.
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thats one hell of a Model train set you got there !
how stupid, what a bad place for an office.
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I have been seeing backhoes in gravel cars unloading ties this week. I wouldn't mind the railroad. Not a bit. A lot of that looks like Big Bend.
Yeah, we have several tie gangs that will travel around the country replacing ties from now until next winter. They can replace 500-600 ties per day.loco said:
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Damn - I put in a spur (actually took up and prepped for the crew and assisted a little) and it would take me a couple of weeks for 500 ties.
We have rail gangs that can replace app. a mile and a half per day. That's a lot of rail.
get a real job, hippie.
I didn't bring my bike up with me, but I will be back here for at least another week and I'm bringing it with next time. I have access to all of those roads and there are some really nice spots to ride.
Just what do you consider a "real" job?manziman said:
I dunno, i don't have a job, so i have no room to talk.Potroast88 said:
train people scare me
nice place to go and freeride....
What no pictures of Wylie Coyote?
Looks beautiful. I love that sort of semi-arid countryside.
Why do they scare you?firetoole said:
Nice pictures! Trains: 
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Wow - there are people here that think the railroad is its own culture. 
*you ever make it to Temple, Potroast???
*you ever make it to Temple, Potroast???
Ever beat up a Hobo?
You find that hoboerotic?Westy said:
I prefer Roboerotica.BurlyShirley said:
valve bouncer said:
Semi-arid..???
I think that area on NM sees about 6"-8" of rain on wet years..
Potroast88 said:Days like this remind why I love my job. These are from today, just west of Mountainair, NM. We are working on sections of track in Abo Canyon.
Oh man... you are making me so homesick.
I grew up over near Belen which is only about 40 miles from where you are.
Judging from the water in that arroyo, it looks like there has been a bit of rain or snow in the higher elevations.
I've been all over the southern end of the Manzano's hiking and hunting. Never have ridden over there though. I have some friends who live in Estancia who like to bike on the eastern side of the mountains. Somewhere near the 4th of July camp ground area...
If you get a chance check out the old spanish mission ruins at Abo and the pueblo ruins at Gran Quivera.
Do you get to do some work over near Gallup? If so you can check out this trail... The High Desert trail System http://www.dawntilduskrace.com/hdt.asp
There is a Dusk till Dawn race there on 8 Apr: http://www.dawntilduskrace.com/images/biker5.jpg
There is a Dusk till Dawn race there on 8 Apr: http://www.dawntilduskrace.com/images/biker5.jpg
Holy Sh*t... how many guys?Potroast88 said:
I worked on a railroad for a while in college... it was a little narrow gauge thing in Portland, Maine. We used to go up there on the weekends and work all day, drink all night, and work much slower the next day... even on a good day we only got a couple hundred feet done. Then again - it was all hand tools and one forklift...
I'd be on a peyote hunt If I was there....
Temple is in my district, but I haven't had to go there yet. Do you live near there?loco said:Wow - there are people here that think the railroad is its own culture.
*you ever make it to Temple, Potroast???
A typical steel gang is about 50 men. They have machines pull the old spikes, take the plates off, level the ties, take anchors off, etc.. The rail is on a train in quarter mile sticks. There is a crane that threads the rail off the cars onto the ground. After it is in place, the machines come back through and re-spike the ties and put the anchors back on. When it is finished, trackmen come through and do quality. (knock down high spikes, etc.)Slugman said:
Its a lot of hard work and long days, but the money is really good.
nice photos pot... the high desert is awesome...