Monday, April 13, 2009

Bad Joints/ My World

1. Placing a mold over the clamped track

This week, Canadian National workmen are repairing the railway tracks in East Gwillimbury, which they graciously allowed me to photograph on Saturday.

2. Heating the mold with a torch


3. Hot! Don’t touch!


4. Molten metal inside a crucible


5. Chopping away the mold



6. Grinding away the excess metal


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38 comments:

  1. PERBSApril 13, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    Wow! Did they tell you each step or did you know what they were doing? Those are photos of a lifetime!

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  2. erinApril 13, 2009 at 11:58 AM

    fascinating photos and post...enjoyed very much. have a good day :)

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  3. Mom Knows EverythingApril 13, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    That is neat! You don't have any snow left there...we got some more snow yesterday here in New Brunswick. :o(

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  4. JudyApril 13, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Interesting series of photo's!

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  5. Betsy Banks AdamsApril 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Hard-workers, EG.... That's different from many of our workers here. Here we have a few working and a LOT supervising...ha ha

    When I read your title, I thought you were going to talk about 'your' joints hurting!!!! ha ha

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. Ivar ØsttunApril 13, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Great idea. Interesting. Have a nice week :-)

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  7. ViennaDailyApril 13, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Beautiful news photos! Did you send them to the papers? Have a nice week!

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  8. LouiseApril 13, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Wow! Those are amazing shots. How nice they allowed you to do that!

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  9. CarverApril 13, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    You got some great shots and an interesting post. That looks like it would be really hard work and very important work too.

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  10. Sylvia KApril 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    Great shots and post! That's terrific that they let you take photos! Thanks for sharing!!

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  11. Martha ZApril 13, 2009 at 3:46 PM

    What a great series. Isn't it nice they wear orange vests to add color.
    I, too was thinking of a different type of joint. Must be age.

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  12. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    I find it most interesting. I just saw this process the other night on our television set. I wonder if it was the same group.

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  13. That is the chickenApril 13, 2009 at 4:02 PM

    Fascinating photo story! Thanks

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  14. antigoniApril 13, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    It looks very hard work to do and very dangerous. Great photos.

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  15. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    Interesting! so close to snap that was great.
    Have a wonderful week
    Mary ElizabethBlog.

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  16. kayleenApril 13, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    Fascinating post and process. Really nice they let you photograph it. Thanks for sharing.

    Nebraska Birding

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  17. Jane Hards PhotographyApril 13, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    This is like a photojournal shoot. I know photographers who'd be fighting to do a commentary with a proper storyboard of images. Fascinating, great title too.

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  18. This Is My Blog - fishing guyApril 13, 2009 at 6:15 PM

    EG: Nice capture of the rail work.

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  19. LowellApril 13, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Nice series! Looks like hard, but necessary work!

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  20. JanieApril 13, 2009 at 6:53 PM

    I always find it interesting to see how repairs are made -- probably because I'd never think of how to do it myself.
    Great photos of the process.

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  21. airplane5312April 13, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    Very interesting. Never knew that's how railroad tracks are repaired.

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  22. ArijaApril 13, 2009 at 7:59 PM

    Interesting post, I love the sparks flying in the last shot.

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  23. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    Nice series. I'm so glad that these guys take care of the tracks so that we have safe travel. I'm also glad that I'm not one of the crew myself - it looks like very hard and uncomfortable work.

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  24. MojoApril 13, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    When I read the title, I immediately thought of knees, not rails. And the posture of the guys working here seemed to echo my thoughts! I know my joints woudln't be up to this kind of thing -- especially not in your climate!

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  25. BeckyApril 13, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    Excellant EG. We've seen this done many times. Never thought to take pics though..
    B.

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  26. AnonymousApril 13, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    Looks like a lot of work.

    Paz

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  27. Pat - ArkansasApril 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM

    Fascinating! One knows that this sort of thing has to be done, but who's around to see it when it happens? In this case... you were! Excellent photos.

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  28. Small City ScenesApril 14, 2009 at 1:07 AM

    'I been workin' on the railroad---all the live long day'

    Super shots. So nice they let you take the pictures. Did they want copies? LOL MB

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  29. RedzlanApril 14, 2009 at 3:54 AM

    Great action photos.
    Thank for showing how they do it.

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  30. TarolinoApril 14, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    Great sequence of men at work. Such clear and vivid photos of the proceedings. You've done a great job capturing these procedures of the repair work.

    PS. Love your Coltsfoot shot below too. We have them flowering now as well.

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  31. ms toast burnerApril 14, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    I love photo posts like this where I get a chance to see aspects of life that I never really considered before. Good one! And fantastic photos, again.

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  32. Annie JeffriesApril 14, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    What a great series of shots. I'm guessing you weren't all that close due to safety concerns but you brought us right into the heart of it. Well done.

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  33. CarolynApril 14, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    What a great post. As I travelled across Canada on the train I would see the crews working in the cold on the tracks but didn't know what they were doing. Your detail is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this.
    Smiles

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  34. UnknownApril 14, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    How obliging of them and it made an interesting post. I also love the bridge for WW!

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  35. EG CameraGirlApril 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    MB
    A couple of them asked for my blog address. ;-)

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  36. Kris McCrackenApril 14, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    Great work. Very interesting, I figured that something like this must happen, but have never seen it before!

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  37. prklApril 14, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    whutta great photoessay, my kind of photography. very well done!

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  38. pictureeachdayApril 15, 2009 at 12:57 AM

    What a fascinating series of photos! I'm so glad they let you hang around and take these.

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