Ballasting the Virginia and Truckee Reconstruction Project

Here are some clips of video I took in American Flat of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad locomotive and hopper car being used to ballast the Virginia and Truckee Reconstruction track . This was shot in April and May, 2008.

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Travel & Events

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• virginia
• truckee
• railroad
• track
• reconstruction
• ballast

[aleu650]

@mafarnz ... Now I understand, they throw the ballast at last, then "Plasser & Theurer" is responsible for refining and straightened the details

thanks for your answer!

[mafarnz]

@aleu650 When RR track was hand laid, a layer of ballast was put down before ties were laid. With modern mechanized equipment, including equipment that can lift a track and place ballast underneath it, it is easer and cheaper to put down track first.

[wirerail]

@aleu650 The ground has to be level and packed down. The ballast you see around the ties and rails is loose so that water and snow can drain easily.

[aleu650]

why not put the ballast first ?

[CoastStarlight11]

Very hard core! 5 stars~

[jostaiii]

Thanks SO much...we loved it!!!

[MTLakesdanny]

Amazing video. The landscape is beautiful.