It was a peaceful Saturday at the substation, but here are a few pictures taken yesterday. The main work at this point seems to be digging out the sewer line.
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| Despite the deceptive angle of this picture, the guy in the bulldozer was not trying to pick up the port-a-potty (although that would have been something worth seeing. |
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| Excavation for the sewer line, with trench boxes set up. |
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| Working on the roof |
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| Working on the mysterious yellow boxes on the lower roof. |
The mysterious yellow boxes on the sub roof are track switches. They are a means of disconnect of the power to the various tracks if work is to be done on them for any reason.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the explanation! I had intended to ask about them when i toured the substation, but then was so interested in everything else that i forgot. I've been really curious about their purpose since they were first installed.
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