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Thursday, November 25, 2010

OB Demo at TRAIN Convention 11-3-10

We were asked to do a demo of OB for the attendees at the Tourist Railway convention in Alamosa on November 3, 2010.  They rode the train from Alamosa arriving in Antonito in the morning, watched the piledriver in operation, rode the C&T narrow gauge, then took the standard gauge back to Alamosa.

On the left, above, the piles have been tapered for driving.  On the right, the locomotive and piledriver are in position for operation.  A pile was driven next to the track in Antonito to mark a future path to the CRF from the parking lot.

We are grateful for the locomotive crew for their help in providing steam and air for the operation.  Special plumbing was needed to attach the steam line of OB to the boiler of the locomotive.  Air was used to blow out the lines and the donkey engine in OB after completion of the operation, to prevent rust.

Please see the youtube link below for a video summary of the TRAIN convention visit.

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