Work Between Storms
Between storms I worked on the Stanislaus River due to the banks were eroding. It was time to do some rockwork to keep the banks from sliding because the Iris I planted last year were in peril. So I got my boots on and went rock hunting.
Also I put in a lot of slate retaining walls along this section between El Rico Siding and Melones due to lots of dirt and rocks tumble down the hills onto the road bed. Mostly caused by birds digging in the leaves. The slate is in the hill between the tracks and car road above because when the water main was installed to the houses, it was back filled with dirt/slate from some where in the Jamestown area.
The new rockwork below the tail of Switch One of the McArdles Switchback. The bare dirt is planters for flowers and more rocks will be added below combine 5 and No.10 to support the tracks later.
Train 21 West stops to check the new rockwork.
A slate culvert was added to the tail of Switch One of the McArdles Switchback.
A slate culvert was added to the "S" curve to let water through also.
The McArdles Switchback got ballasted and some moss was added for erosion control.
It also just looks nice.
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