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DEPARTMENTS
Intro to the SCSRA
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Maintenance of Way
Our M/W Department
has contructed and maintained the track within the Travel Town Museum for
over 10 years, and now is moving to build and maintain new display trackage
at the Fullerton station.
The SCSRA M/W department is made up of volunteer individuals from diverse backgrounds with a common interest, the preservation and operational display of vintage railway equipment. It is this latter reason which makes the M/W department such a vital entity of the SCSRA.
Associate Robert C. Bennett working on one of the signals at
Travel Town's grade crossings.
There are areas of interest in the SCSRA for everyone, though members of the M/W department often find that it is the hard work and physical effort of spiking ties and laying rail that draws them to this area. Historically, track gangs have been the lifeblood of the railroads and today it is no exception. The M/W dept. is by far the largest single group within the SCSRA, and for good reason! Withing the near future, work is slated to begin on the construction of new display trackage that will support car space for Fullerton Railroad Days and, in time, the new Southern California Railroad Museum at Fullerton.
SCSRA Associates building a new stub switch and siding at
the West end of Travel Town.
For those of you interested in physical work, some of the skills needed for M/W work include:
- Equipment operator (loader, backhoe, crane)
- Surveyor
- Truck Driver
- Gandy Dancer
- Signal Maintainer
- General Construction
- Some specific equipment requiring maintenance include:
- Various trucks
- Trailer mounted air compressors & welders
- Fairmont motor speeder
- M/W equipment including rail drill, rail saw, and ballast tampers
No experience required. We will be happy to train you. Many of our Associates have developed wide-ranging skills from their hands-on involvement with our projects. Others bring skills and share them with us. One thing is certain: you will learn with us and you will make new friends!
This Lining Machine donated to The Southern California Scenic Railway Association by Cox Contracting, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Transported by Road Warrior Transport July 1, 1998. Built 1968 by Railway Maintenance Co. for AT&SF Railways and sold at auction Ft Worth Texas 1989 to Cox Contracting.
