Once again I forgot to take pictures, but I managed another 100 Fred feet of Main Line and siding cleared off of topsoil and stumps, with the west ditch cleaned. There was plenty of water there from the recent rain, Stewart says was about 2 inches. And due to the soft ground, I was unable to smooth things up with the blade on the excavator.
But on the archeology side, department of trinkets and treasures, I feel it was an interesting day. I found what must have been a guide for a throw rod for the switch. Also, I found a brake hanging bracket that would bolt onto the frame of a freight truck. Also, I found several 30 pound joint bars, all broken. That is correct. 30 pound rail. There was a question today of rail size. So comparing what I found to a dimensional chart Dana had, 3 1/8 tall rail is 30 pound. These are the joint bars we have been finding all along, accept the 56 pound one I found a few weeks ago.
