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Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle
Author: George Andrews
Date: 03-14-2017 - 11:52

Back in the early 1970's, someone ( Fairmont ??? ) designed & built a tie extractor that cut the tie into 3 pieces, just inside both rails. Then the claws simply grabbed the middle and butt end pieces & tossed them off to the side. Faster than the old method I guess, but it turned a used tie, worth into a few bucks at resale, into 3 useless chunks that were now an environmental hazard. I recall Penn Central used this machine for a few years.

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  A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle Steve Carter 03-12-2017 - 17:29
  Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle Carl A. 03-12-2017 - 21:09
  Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle Speeder Kevin 03-12-2017 - 21:22
  Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle Joe Magruder 03-12-2017 - 21:38
  Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle Shortline Sammie 03-12-2017 - 23:51
  Re: A Little of the Demo Work on the Milwaukee S Curve Trestle George Andrews 03-14-2017 - 11:52


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