Pulling up the Track at Ward Kimball's house

February 23, 2007

Max, Scott and Roberta, Railroad Spike Crew

Dave shows us how to remove spikes from the rails and ties

Grizzly Flats Station, Water Tower and Barn. The track is still intact

Looking back up through the orange trees toward the street

luggage cart next to the Grizzly Flats station

Grizzly Flats station

bench outside the station

Scott Brodine is Gandy-dancing to remove the spikes

Scott uses the Force

Scott Brodine enjoys the Real Thing, taking a break from the back-braking work of spike-removal

Max Cervantes, Spike-Man

Close-up of a railroad spike

Close-up of a railroad spike

Max muscles out a spike

Welder puts out the grass fire started when he removed the track-connecting bolts.

Rail spike

Spke Crew better hurry, the Track-removal Caterpillar is coming!

Rail signs inside the barn

Switch stands

Jack Janzen - expert spike remover

Jack pulls them, Rosemary picks them up

View from the inside of the barn

Inside the Barn

Jack puts his back into it

Rosemary West, Ace Spike Finder!

Rosemary took handful after handful of spikes to the big box

Jack pulling a spike

Jack and Rosemary in front of the Train Barn

Jack and Rosemary

Inside the Grizzly Flats station

Ward Kimball's daughter and son

Jack and Rosemary listen

Inside the Grizzly Flats station

Inside the Grizzly Flats station

Inside the Grizzly Flats station

Inside the Grizzly Flats station

Caterpillar drags away the rails now that we removed the spikes

Jack and Roberta in front of the Grizzly Flats station

Jack and Roberta