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A picture depicting the aftermath of the development. The sand dunes and all its vegetation and habitat are now gone and all that is left are level lots for development. Its a barren scene but hauntingly beautiful in its own way. Poignant even.
The continuing work on the Ocean Reef Marina. I love the colours and the Heavy machinery shapes on this sunny day. The dust and exhaust add to the feel of the situation.
My good buddy Leopard is in a 9 straight night event at work. So we all know it will take a miracle to keep the old man happy. So I thought I would atleast have some photos of his favorite paint scheme to keep him somewhat happy. Just for you go John!
BNSF's rotary works around the curve at MP 51 as they get in position to blow out 2 cuts south of Stanton on the BNSF Zap line. You can see the backhoes working in the distance to pull snow down onto the track for the rotary to blow. It would take about 26 minutes to blow everything out on the 1st pass. They would end up making 2 passes before clearing up for 2 trains. This was back in 2009 when the BNSF just started to believe in their rotaries again. Think this was one of the 1st times in a long time they had used them. I remember it was a big deal.
They're making a helluva racket on Richmond St. over the past few months, laying some sort of jumbo plumbing. They dig, lay pipe, put in temporary plates and asphalt, then return in a month to dig it up again and do some other kinda thing. I'm sure there's a method to the madness but when you're trying to listen or talk in a meeting, it can feel like giant sand worms are burrowing through the street - sometimes the whole house shakes! This gear was occupying our usual parking spot one morning.
Loved the way the sunset light hit this backhoe while the skies in the background were still dark and moody from recent rain.
Photo-a-Day: Year 11, Day 35 - Total Days: 3,687
A train crew puts their train together before departing from CSX Transportation's intermodal terminal located in the former local yard of Buckeye Yard, the remains of which can be seen in the background. The overpass is Roberts Road. To the right of the train, earth-moving equipment is already preparing for redevelopment the area where the old inbound tracks were.
This attaches to my Bobcat track loader. I removed it from an early 1950's Case tractor, then adapted it to the the track loader via a quick attachment plate and two quick release hydraulic hose fittings. There was a section with two hydraulic cylinders, where the attachment plate is now, that raised and lowered the unit when on the tractor. It is not needed now as the loader's lift arms do that job. The triangular frame serves as the base (outrigger) for stability when in use.
The chicks are to one side of the exhaust pipe, but they might be in trouble if that excavator goes back to work.
2/24/2016 Mike Orazzi | Staff
An ice and snow covered backhoe at the entrance to a new development on Allentown Road in Bristol Wednesday after a mixture of wet snow and freezing rain overnight.