I was wrong when I guessed that the track was repaired last evening. This morning was spent doing this.
I expect that this afternoon will be more interesting if they lift the flat car and excavator. Images of that will be added, below, as that work takes place.
Track repair occupied Sunday morning.
1:30 pm. Track repair continues, but a large piece of equipment has arrived.
3:00 pm. They are still driving spikes in the repaired track. There is no sign of the equipment needed to lift or transport the flatcar. Well, maybe tomorrow.
4:40 pm. Traffic restored—a very long train pulled by three locomotives took fifteen minutes to pass the point of the accident. The flatcar remains on the bank; the excavator remains in the Lake.
The large salvage crane in last nights picture is sitting in the Procter yard, along with ballast cars. The slide east of Procter must be cleared.
Aren’t you tempted to kayak over there and take some underwater camera shots of the excavator?
Cynthia, that would be fun, but until today it has been cold and raining. I was just pleased to be able to watch the wet workmen from the vantage of a warm, dry house. Actually, the yellow inflatable boom has blocked off the excavator area, so I wouldn’t be able to get close enough for underwater pictures.