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Bob's Garden Railway

PLAN 4


Railroad Depot Being Moved

It is now time to move the depot, even many felt (except for PG&E) there was no need to do so. Two guys were here less than three hours and they had the structure moved out of the way so the old concrete pad could be removed and a new one poured, just a few feet away.



Depot up on jacks
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Depot up on jacks
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Depot is ready to move
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Depot is moved out of the way
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Talk about hard work
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Concrete demolition is complete
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Glad I am not paying for the concrete
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Starting to pump the concrete
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Filing the big new pad
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Starting to level out the concrete
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The finished job, thanks Ed!
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Lining up the depot to the new pad
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Rolling the depot onto the new pad
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The depot settled on its new home
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Click here to view the depot being moved into place

Filling the entry ramp
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Starting to seed the ramp
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Exposing the aggregate pebbles
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Finally, the project is complete!
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Latest update: August 20, 2015
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