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5/7/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Conrail
Type: MofW Equipment
User Notes:   CSX owned; Jordan Spreader

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(1) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (1) Jordan Spreader
Description:  B23-7 2000 shoves Jordan Spreader eastward at William's Crossing near the East Hartford/Manchester town line on the old HP&F route.
Photo Date:  3/20/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:40:57 AM
Location:  Manchester, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2000(B23-7)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
(2) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (2) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Jordan Spreader ditching the north side of the old HP&F-Manchester secondary near Risley's crossing. THIS is what a spreader is intended for.
Photo Date:  3/20/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:41:42 AM
Location:  Manchester, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2000(B23-7)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
(3) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (3) Jordan Spreader
Description:  The train pauses for the spreader to "fold it's wings" before proceeding over Risley's crossing.
Photo Date:  3/20/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:42:29 AM
Location:  Manchester, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2000(B23-7)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
(4) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (4) Jordan Spreader
Description:  A last minute check, and they are ready to proceed over the crossing.
Photo Date:  3/20/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:43:22 AM
Location:  Manchester, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2000(B23-7)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
(1) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (1) Jordan Spreader
Description:  The spreader's back at work again, this time on the old Armory branch in East Hartford. At left, in the background, is where the branch diverges from the old HP&F main.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:55:22 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
(2) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (2) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Only a short stretch was ditched and the wings are being retracted.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:56:17 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
(3) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (3) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Outrigger section of the wing is folded up.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:57:12 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
(4) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (4) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Entire wing section is raised and swung back inboard.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 10:59:16 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
(5) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (5) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Wing is back in place and we're just about ready to go on to the next area to work on.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 11:00:19 AM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
(1) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (1) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Spreader approaching the Park Ave. crossing in East Hartford. A corner of the old NY&NERR roundhouse is visible at left. at the time it was the largest surviving roundhouse in Connecticut but, unfortunately suffered a fatal fire in April, 1997.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:10:07 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
(2) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (2) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Spreader ditching the west side of the Armory branch about a third of a mile north of Park Ave. in East Hartford.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:12:06 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
(3) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (3) Jordan Spreader
Description:  "Strategically located" footbridge gave an excellent vantage point for this sequence of photos.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:13:49 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
(4) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (4) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Spreader stops here and will back up to cut a wider swath.
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:16:08 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
(5) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (5) Jordan Spreader
Description:  Spreader makes a second pass to "spread out" the berm left from the first pass. THIS is why they're called "spreader's".
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:17:30 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
(6) Jordan Spreader
Title:  (6) Jordan Spreader
Description:  The Jordan Spreader really is a "multi-purpose" MofW tool, it's a plow, it's a ditcher, it's a brush remover, it's probably a few other things I can't think of, too!
Photo Date:  3/29/1985  Upload Date: 1/31/2006 1:19:38 PM
Location:  East Hartford, CT
Author:  Carl Weber
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Locomotives:  CR 2001(B23-7)
Views:  999   Comments: 2


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