The beautiful winter weather of Houston in January. Bright sunny skies, just a nip in the air so you don't work up a "you-know-what," and a whole hoard of eager HALS workers. Project for the day/month is to rebuild the tracks running through the station to create a designer's dream.
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Doug Blodgett moves the dirt on the new approach to the station.
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Doug Payne compacts the dirt with his roller.
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Jim Cash and Bobby Bridges lay in a switch.
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Jim Cash attaching rail to the ties.
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Overall shot of the action.
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Gary Brothers hoists a track panel in the air.
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Dennis Grigassy using his customized auger to set mile-markers.
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New members, George and Nathan Leventon laying plastic barrier.
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Doug Payne waters down the compacted roadbed.
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David Hannah III and new member, Kenneth Smith installing the "hockey puck" switch.
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Tommy Crenshaw, Bobby Bridges and Gary Brothers moving in a new switch.
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Newly created bridge abutment.
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