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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
The NICTD Catenary Maintenance Vehicle is pulling new the support and power wires east of Michigan City. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:34:15 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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172 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
One of the crewmen reaches over with a drop wire to pull the newly installed support bracket closer to install the new messenger and contact wires. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:34:52 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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RollingStock,Track,Action |
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84 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
The newly strung messenger wire is clamped into the newly installed support bracket. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:35:02 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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RollingStock,Track,Action |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
While two crewmen hold the support bracket, a crewman hooks a dropper wire onto the messenger wire so he can then hang the contact wire. Another crewman installs clamps on the messenger wire. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:35:12 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
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RollingStock,Track,Action |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Support bracket crews |
Description: |
Two crews precede the wire pulling. The first crew removes the old support bracket and while the second crew installs new support brackets. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:31:24 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD 72750(MoW Equipment) NICD 72204(MoW Equipment) |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Support bracket removal crew |
Description: |
The crew in charge of removing the old support brackets line up with the next pole. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:32:20 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD 72750(MoW Equipment) |
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156 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Support bracket removal crew |
Description: |
The platform is raised to the support bracket to be removed. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:32:31 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD 72750(MoW Equipment) |
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197 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Support bracket removal crew |
Description: |
The old support bracket is loosed in preparation of removing it. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:32:41 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Support bracket removal crew |
Description: |
The old bolts used to hold the old support bracket are removed from the pole. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:32:53 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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79 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Prepping for new support bracket |
Description: |
One of the removal crew members drills a hole for installation of the new support bracket. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:33:04 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
New support brackets |
Description: |
The new support bracket crew moves the brackets toward the lift platform. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:48:26 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD 72204(MoW Equipment) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
New support bracket crew and car |
Description: |
The support bracket installation crew moves toward the next pole. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:49:12 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD 72204(MoW Equipment) |
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120 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
New support bracket crew and car |
Description: |
The support bracket installation crew aligns the car below the next pole before raising the platform. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:49:23 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Installing hardware for support bracket |
Description: |
The installation crew installs the hanging hardware for the new support bracket. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:49:34 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Installing the new support bracket |
Description: |
While one crew member steadies the new bracket, another crewman lines up the top of the support into the hanging hardware. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:49:47 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Installing the new support bracket |
Description: |
Once the top of the bracket is installed, a crewman then aligns the bottom of the bracket into the hanging hardware. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:49:59 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Installing the new support bracket |
Description: |
All three help line up the new bracket for connecting to the pole hardware. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:50:08 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Installing the new support bracket |
Description: |
The top and bottom hanging hardware is in view here holding the newly installed support bracket. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 5:50:18 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NICD MTW-100 |
Description: |
The NICD RT-100 Catenary Maintenance Vehicle prepares for the wire pulling activity just east of the street running section in Michigan City, IN. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:13:03 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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162 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NICD MTW-100 |
Description: |
The crew begins the pull by raising the NICD MTW-100 platform to cable height at the first support bracket of the pull. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:11 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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169 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NICD RT-100 |
Description: |
The NICD RT-100 Reel and Pole Trailer prepares to uncoil the messenger (support) and contact (power) wires from the large reels at the back of the trailer. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:20 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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90 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NICD RT-100 |
Description: |
The reel on the right holds the messenger wire which is used to support the copper contact wire (reel on the left) which the pantograph touches for power. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:27 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NICD RT-100 |
Description: |
The reel on the right holds the messenger wire which is used to support the contact wire which the pantograph touches for power. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:35 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Securing the end |
Description: |
Before pulling the messenger (support) and the contact (power) wires, they must be secured at the beginning point. The blue wire is attached to the messenger wire to pull it towrd the securing point. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:44 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Securing the end |
Description: |
The new messenger wire (support wire) is pulled toward the crewman in the bucket so he can secure the end to the long bracket hanging by the pole. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:14:56 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Securing the end |
Description: |
The messenger wire (support wire) is secured to the bracket at the beginning of the pull. The blue cable will pull the contact wire (power wire) up to be secured as well. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:15:05 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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64 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Securing the ends |
Description: |
Both the messenger (support) and contact (power) wires are now secure at the beginning point of the wire pull just east of downtown street running in Michigan City, IN. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:15:14 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
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72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Attaching the wires |
Description: |
On the raised platform of NICD MTW-100, a crew member installs the messenger wire (support wire) in the newly installed support bracket. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:35:20 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Attaching the wires |
Description: |
The new messenger wire (support wire) is now clamped in place on the first support bracket of the wire pull. The contact wire is being clamped in place below the first wire. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:35:41 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
In the lead is the NICD RT-100 Reel and Pole Trailer in front of the NICD MTW-100 Catenary Maintenance Vehicle as they pull the messenger (support) and contact (power) wires just east of the street running section in Michigan City. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:35:56 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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194 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
NICD RT-100 and NICD MTW-100 proceed slowly while unreeling the new messenger (support) and contact (power) wires from the large spools. |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:36:10 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
NICD MTW-100(MoW Equipment) |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling wires |
Description: |
Close up of the delivery pulleys on the NICD RT-100 Reel and Pole Trailer. Upper wire is the messenger wire (support wire) and the lower copper wire is the contact wire (power wire for the pantograph). |
Photo Date: |
7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/18/2011 6:36:21 AM |
Location: |
Michigan City, IN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
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Views: |
103 Comments: 1 |
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