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Railfan Pictures of the Day - 06/26/2007


SEPTA Dale Interlocking Project Lansdale PA May 3 2007
 
Part Thirty Eight of an ongoing series. Part One is here, Part Two is here, Part Three is here, Part Four is here, Part Five is here, Part Six is here, Part Seven is here, Part Eight is here, Part Nine is here, Part Ten is here, Part Eleven is here, Part Twelve is here, Part Thirteen is here, Part Fourteen is here, Part Fifteen is here, Part Sixteen is here, Part Seventeen is here, Part Eighteen is here, Part Nineteen is here, Part Twenty is here, Part Twenty One is here, Part Twenty Two is here, Part Twenty Three is here, Part Twenty Four is here , Part Twenty Five is here, Part Twenty Six is here, Part Twenty Seven is here, Part Twenty Eight is here, Part Twenty Nine is here, Part Thirty is here, Part Thirty One is here, Part Thirty Two is here, Part Thirty Three is here, Part Thirty Four is here, Part Thirty Five is here, Part Thirty Six is here, Part Thirty Seven is here.
 
By the next day, jacks had been used to temporarily elevate the new panels so that ballast could be laid around and under the ties. Before tamping, the jacks are removed.
The new and currently bagged signal in the foreground will replace the old signal in the distance, which lies in the path of the new crossover to the industrial track.
A little elevation shows the beginnings of the new configuration ...
in which a train like this would already be crossing over to the running track on its way to Track 1.
 

All pictures May 3 2007 Copyright © 2007 John P. Almeida

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