Great video; thanks for posting. I got interested in model railroading in the mid-'50s, so "First Generation" diesels always interested me. I consider them "Honorary Steam Locos." I have a warm spot in my heart for the EMD F units--and my secret yearning is to someday find a GMC/All-Nation O scale F3 or F7 I can afford to buy, just to look at (sigh).
Deano
They had to go through all that trouble because the guy with the big hands who would normally pick up the locomotive and put it down on the other side was on vacation.
Their is a Duke energy Nuclear power plant that does the same thing but it is a highway crossing the tracks was removed to add four lanes and the siding is not used much so they just lay tracks across the road when Duke needs it.
Russell
When I was there a couple summers ago, this operation appeared to have been replaced by the application of one way low speed flange lifting diamonds.
The track-crossing was nice, but the astounding thing was that the Sacramento Shops are still open. They look like they're gonna be replaced by "redevelopment" in about 15 minutes. Loved the transfer table. It'd be fun to have a model one.
Also, looked to me like a steam powered crane to the right of where the F went into the shop.
It's also nice the the shooting quality was high.
Ed
Sacramento Southern RR (former SP Walnut Grove Branch along Sacramento River), crossing of Union Pacific in Sacramento, CA . Replaces a removed crossing to move equipment to/from SS tracks as necessary. The SS is a Tourist/Museum RR. They also did serve one customer. Don't know if customer still uses rail of even still in business.
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
Awesome!
That solution could have been used by the kid who wanted to move that loco down the east coast and over to Louisiana.
Rich
Alton Junction
Yea, I was somewhat surprised that they just didn't wait for the Amtrak train to pass before laying down the crossing. Course, that may have caused other delays not noted.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
I have seen that video. The trackwork is actually the easiest part. Getting a time window to do it in is the toughest part, since it takes another track out of service for a while.
Stumbled across this interesting video actually looking at something totally unRR-related. It shows how to create a temporary crossing over a mainline when there isn't one, as well as a transfer table in action - Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/-hzQtnz2GuE