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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken Hydraulic or Air tools / I-R Compressor or Hydraulic Power Unit? (Off the truck please) - Oh man have I seen the falacy of just two men, a truck and a backhoe....The small tool availability issue gets scary, especially with those who don't take care of the equipment. Surfacing Gang every 30 Mos? (rent/subcontract?) Availability of TSR or TKO machine? How fast does it fall apart? Qualified Welder or are we parts changers & cannibals? (Kills your supply materials budget) Speed? (You guys with the mirriors always wanna go faster)...Track class 1 0r 2? [/quote] About half is Class 2 the rest is class 1 currently. We have gone the compressor route in the past. I haven't had problems getting that gear resonably. I prefer 3 men. I usually cross train as trainmen as soon as I can. I also expect everyone to pitch in on the track to a degree (I know many of my fellow T&E folks hate it, but, cry me a river). I am a stickler on equipment. Those who don't take care of company material and equipment, don't last. Surfacing gang, what's that?! Seriously, that will depend. We will be putting in a good number of ties out of the gate and repairing a couple of small washouts on the OOS portion. Remember that initially we should have the better part of a year to reopen about half of the line and that is where we will focus. That will mean contractors and machines on the property and a good chance to get off to a great start. We have had good luck hiring welders locally in the past. If that is not possible we have people we can send. LC
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