February 2nd was very cold but the gang showed up for the breakfast of donuts and coffee. We got organized and went to work. Project for the day/month is to finish the new bridge entering Cypress Creek Station from Caliente.
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Over 20 showed up for the Early-Bird Breakfast.
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Building up and fortifying the new approach to the station.
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A shot from the station toward Caliente to the East.
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Barry Tobias lifts a timber for the platform.
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Jim Cash tamping concrete.
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Eric Selber and Jim Cash shoveling in the concrete.
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Gary McCoy and Dan Douglas ballasting the new ties. Can you say "Gandy Dancer"?
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Bill Howe and Ken Smith doing bridge work.
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L-R Gary Brothers, David Hannah III, Bill Howe, and Ken Smith laying rail.
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Safety rails, railings and a few other items left to go, but navigable.
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David Hannah III's BNSF is first over the bridge.
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