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Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Drummond Coal Company's massive dragline totally blocking the ABS Railroad main line between Birmingham-Brookwood-Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:49:48 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Closer shot of Bucyrus-Erie dragline after it has just walked over the ABS main line in Brookwood, Ala. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:50:28 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Close up of Bucyrus-Erie dragline walking/rotating cam mechanism. ABS main line is to the left about 200 yards. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:50:47 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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A nice tribute by Drummond Coal Company, and rebuilding contractors, to our Nation, State, and POWs...! |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:51:04 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Close up of giant foot and rotating cam. The crew member is constantly greasing the giant cam. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:52:14 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Sothern Railroad |
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Massive CAT generator trucks providing power to the B&E dragline via a travelling umbilical cable on the ground. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:52:31 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Having now crossed the ABS Railroad main line (blocking all trains), the Drummond Company's dragline begins to walk up the huge earth ramp in preparation to cross Ala Hwy 216. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:52:50 PM |
| Location: |
Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Drummond Coal Company's B&E dragline has successfully crossed the buried ABS Railroad in Brookwood (to the left about 300 yards), and will now proceed to its final location at Shannon Mine near Yolande, Ala. It will have to cross the CSX railroad two times along the way! |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:53:09 PM |
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Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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| Title: |
Alabama Southern Railroad |
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Massive dragline bucket and CAT loader that tows the generator power cables as the dragline walks. |
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12/6/2012 Upload Date: 12/6/2012 5:53:37 PM |
| Location: |
Brookwood, AL |
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Rick D |
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