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Viewing Album:  Blair Sub Double Tracking.
 
By:Allan Love Jr
Dates:9/12/2010 - 10/21/2011
Album Info:Even though I'm a little late on this topic. I'm now posting Photograph's of before and now progress of the construction of the Blair Sub. There will be 5 phases to this project. The 1st phase is from West Blair to Kennard. Milepost CP B344.0 to Milepost CP B350.0 And since I was the one who found out about this project, then word spread like a wild fire spreading out of control all over the internet. Any-way's. These Photos show the start of the construction as follows. Enjoy.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  Just west of town I had found that there where 100 year old trees that have been removed due to the start of the constrution of the Double Track project.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:26:23 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Looking towards the south.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:28:47 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  I zoomed it this shot to show that all of the trees that have been torn down all have been redused to a bunch of tall piles of mulch.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:31:18 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  I moved a little south and here are more trees that have been removed.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:33:42 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Looking off towards U.S. 91 crossing off towards the north.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:35:31 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Zoomed in shot.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:37:18 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Im at the top of a hill on a back road on a country road looking down of the start of the construction for the double track.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:40:19 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Zoomed in shot. The signal you see off to the left was removed and placed on the east side on the main.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:42:26 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Now work is progressing even further. Now by Cubys crossing. Crews are working their way up the hill by removing more trees.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:45:52 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Tearing up the ground for the road bed. And for the scarpers to haul the dirt work for the new road bed down by Hightway 91 later on.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:48:22 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track work
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track work
Description:  Tearing them out to hauled away.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:50:58 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Work is already ongoing on the north end.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:56:53 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Zoomed out.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:58:41 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Same location. Looking the other way.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 8:59:53 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Looking off towards the south.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 9:02:04 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Zoomed in.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 9:06:52 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Looking off towards the north. Work is still on going.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 9:09:07 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  A bach hoe works its way back to the north end.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 9:12:46 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Project
Title:  Blair Sub Project
Description:  Work on removing trees on the south side of Cobble creek.
Photo Date:  1/9/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 9:18:12 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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New crossover location
Title:  New crossover location
Description:  Three new Signals have been installed. Rock has bee laid. Now waiting for the new track to be installed.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 4:52:24 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Closer view
Title:  Closer view
Description:  You can see that the new signals have been installed. And the new road bed is already for the new track. This will become CP DUFFY. Milepost CP B344.0 This will become a very action packed hot place in the near future.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 4:54:04 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Kubies crossing removed
Title:  Kubies crossing removed
Description:  Kubies crossing has finally been removed for the Double Track.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 4:55:36 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Bridge work is done
Title:  Bridge work is done
Description:  Bridge work is now done.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 4:57:11 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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The new crossover
Title:  The new crossover
Description:  When its all done. Trains will be zipping by here doing 50MPH. The fun part is. There will be eastbounds stacked up here all the way back to West Kennard.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 5:00:01 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Road bed work
Title:  Road bed work
Description:  Given by the nature of things. This is gonna be an awesome place to just sit back and watch the magic happen.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 5:02:44 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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The road bed is taking shape
Title:  The road bed is taking shape
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Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 5:05:53 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
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Closer view of the road bed work
Title:  Closer view of the road bed work
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 5:07:28 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
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New signals
Title:  New signals
Description:  This is located just east of Kennard where the RR meets U.S..30
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 6:30:47 AM
Location:  Kennard, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Culvert work complete
Title:  Culvert work complete
Description:  This is located at the east side of Kennard siding.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 6:32:42 AM
Location:  Kennard, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Culvert tubes installed
Title:  Culvert tubes installed
Description:  kennard, Neb.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 6:34:58 AM
Location:  Kennard, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Looking SW ward
Title:  Looking SW ward
Description:  There gonna install a bridge just west of this crossing.
Photo Date:  7/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/27/2011 6:37:04 AM
Location:  Kennard, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  More grade work still on going.
Photo Date:  8/1/2011  Upload Date: 8/1/2011 11:57:45 AM
Location:  Kennard, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Ditch work on the hill
Title:  Ditch work on the hill
Description:  Still on going.
Photo Date:  8/1/2011  Upload Date: 8/1/2011 11:59:52 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Stock piling up on ties
Title:  Stock piling up on ties
Description:  New concrete ties and some old wooden ties are now being stock piled for the start of the Blair Sub Double Track. As a matter of fact. I was just informed from an Ames employee that the UP is now getting ready to start laying the Track starting at Blair westward towards Kennard. So. If anyone has any time off and you want to see this Historic event. Now is your chance. Good luck.
Photo Date:  8/1/2011  Upload Date: 8/1/2011 12:02:01 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Tracking
Title:  Blair Sub Double Tracking
Description:  A brand new Microwave Radio Tower in being installed just SW of Blair. Location. CR26 & CR29.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 7:57:23 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Tie removal
Title:  Tie removal
Description:  This loader was removing alot of used ties from yesterdays track realignment up on the hill.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:13:46 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Radio tower
Title:  Radio tower
Description:  New radio tower sections ready to be installed.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:16:15 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
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Main realignment
Title:  Main realignment
Description:  Sunday the UP cut the current main and just connected the new track panel track to the older main to ease the curves for faster moving trains over the hill.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:10:47 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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UP rock Train
Title:  UP rock Train
Description:  The rock train just pulled into Blair.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 7:58:34 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Road reconstruction
Title:  Road reconstruction
Description:  Ames Construction just completed cutting this hill so that traffic can make it over the new second main when is complete.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:00:54 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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New Double Track
Title:  New Double Track
Description:  New main (right).
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:05:40 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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UP main
Title:  UP main
Description:  New Double Track.
Photo Date:  9/26/2011  Upload Date: 9/26/2011 8:06:49 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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New Microwave Radio tower
Title:  New Microwave Radio tower
Description:  UP has installed a new Microwave Radio tower next to the new Double Track line. Located @ the corner of CR26 & CR29 just SW of Blair.
Photo Date:  9/28/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 8:53:49 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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New Microwave Radio tower
Title:  New Microwave Radio tower
Description:  UP has installed a new Microwave Radio tower next to the new Double Track line. Located @ the corner of CR26 & CR29 just SW of Blair.
Photo Date:  9/28/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 8:55:50 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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New Microwave Radio tower
Title:  New Microwave Radio tower
Description:  New Microwave dish just installed.
Photo Date:  9/28/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 8:56:49 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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UP tie train
Title:  UP tie train
Description:  Track laying tie train tied down for the evening. I just got word that the CEO Jim Yong of the UPRR wants the first part of the Double Tracking from Blair to Kennard done by the end of November. This was told to me by a RR employee. In other words. UP isnt playing games. Secondly. The area between Missouri Valley and California Junction is almost done. There going to start laying down the sub-rock next month. I was also told. The Temp switch @ Blair will be replaced with a brand new concrete tie switch switch + a Movable Frog Point will be Dispatcher controlled once the Double Track is done. There is a 32 car concrete tie train now up on the hill with a UP SD70M # 5030 and an EMD GP60 on the dead track. The GP60 is facing RR east. The power is headed to Mo valley in the morning. If anyone will be out and about tomorrow. The tie train will be adding new track from just north of CR26 (Crossing CR26) tomorrow. More updates coming soon.
Photo Date:  9/29/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 8:59:13 AM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  Located just SW of Blair right on county road 26.
Photo Date:  9/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 11:07:32 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  Slowly working its way towards Kennard.
Photo Date:  9/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 11:10:34 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  Concrete tie train.
Photo Date:  9/30/2011  Upload Date: 9/30/2011 11:09:19 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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Blair Sub Double Track
Title:  Blair Sub Double Track
Description:  I so can not wait till trains start running on the new main.
Photo Date:  10/5/2011  Upload Date: 10/5/2011 7:17:49 PM
Location:  Blair, NE
Author:  Allan Love Jr.
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