Crews battle cold weather to fix railroad lines
Union Pacific railroad workers fix rails in subzero temperatures, as heavy snow falls east of Lawrence, as Lawrence and surround counties are in a winter storm watch.
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January 19 winter storm
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Snow in downtown Lawrence January 19, 2011
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Crews battle cold weather to fix railroad lines January 19, 2011
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Plows head out as snow begins to fall in and around Lawrence January 19, 2011
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jackpot 2 years, 4 months ago
Subzero temperatures??? Wind chill maybe but temps?
riverdrifter 2 years, 4 months ago
They're working on a switch. Looks like the switch heater, the long box-like structures between the rails is working well. Snow piling up in switches is a bad, bad thing. The worst cold weather railroad demon is the pull-apart, caused when bitter temps cause the welded rail to contract and break apart. Sometimes this will throw a signal red and save the day -and sometimes it won't.
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