Eagle Point Railroad Track Work Progress

2024 • 5/11 Rebuilding Stillhouse trestle 2023 • 6/3 Painting and tie replacement on Monteagle steel bridge • 5/13 Falcon Gap bridge tie replacement project 2020 • 4/27 Double track project 2016 • 6/4 Logging route turnout installation • 4/29 Fuel storage repair • 4/23 Steal rail delivered • 3/5 Second unloading ramp is finished • 2/20 Progress on second unloading ramp 2015 • 8/17 Recent track work at mile post 7-0 • 8/17 Repair tracks are covered • 8/15 Mattox-King storage • 3/2 Temporary access path • 3/2 Stumps removed for car barn expansion • 3/2 Recent scale building renovation • 2/7 Yard power and light tower complete • 2/7 Fredonia preperation work for additional storage barn • 2/7 Controlled burn 2014 • 10/4 325-gallon water tower set at Cumberland for steam engines and bathroom • 8/1 Upper car barn yard replacement complete • 7/? Car barn track progress • 6/? Car barn track progress • 6/7 First of five curved replacement turnouts for the upper car barn yard installed • 4/5 New industrial siding at Daus • 4/5 Unloading improvements 2013 • 12/17 Stone Creek trestle is finished and the Sequatchie branch is open • 12/17 Depot siding is finished • 11/30 Depot siding work • 11/30 Only 15 feet left to be laid • 11/30 Two trestle bents added • 11/9 Siding finished and trestle started • 11/2 Track clearing required to get to work sites • 11/2 Siding being dug • 11/2 Boiler room addition to Morrison structure • 10/29 Track at both sides of Stone Creek trestle • 10/29 Improvements at loading lift • 9/6 Recent track photos • 9/6 Liberty Meat • 8/25 Daus siding 75% complete • 8/25 Track 85 feet from trestle • 8/25 Mattox-King storage progress • 8/15 Progress at Daus • 8/15 250 feet from the trestle • 8/3 Extending the Hobbstown branch • 7/26 Just over 100 feet from Daus siding • 7/26 Progress on the Depot track • 7/13 Track 200 feet beyond Hobbstown • 7/13 Depot track siding started • 7/13 Structure work • 7/11 Hobbstown siding complete • 6/30 Extending Hobbstown siding • 6/30 Structure preparation • 6/30 Two Allen industries nearing completion • 6/15 Recent work around the track • 6/8 Recent work around the track • 6/5 Henley Switch loop completed • 6/1 15 feet to make connection • 6/1 New industry for Allen • 5/18 Miscellaneous progress • 5/3 Progress on last 60 feet of dig • 4/20 Miscellaneous work photos • 4/13 New retaining wall at TC Junction • 4/13 Henley's Switch area • 4/13 Grundy Feed rebuild • 4/13 Warren storage • 4/6 Replacement whistle posts • 4/6 Depot track ballasted • 4/6 Henley Switch • 4/6 Ballast work all day • 4/6 Quick progress on rock • 3/25 Rock uncovered in the exit trench • 3/25 Henley's Wye almost half complete • 3/2 Second industrial siding at Henley's Switch installed • 3/2 First Henley's Wye turnout set (future EP&W branch) • 2/8 Rear Depot track added • 2/8 Henley's Switch Progress through Feb 7 • 2/8 Howard Warren's train shed • 2/2 Work conditions • 1/28 New turnouts for future private storage sheds • 1/23 Henley Switch loop • 1/23 Approach to turnout • 1/23 Diverging routes from the turnout • 1/23 Far side of the cut on the East side of the loop • 1/23 Larry's train storage shed 2012 • 12/1 Loop above 70' trestle • 11/27 Completed 70' trestle • 11/3 Start of 70' trestle • 11/3 Low rock retaining wall for future track • 10/27 Track 70' past bridge • 10/20 All Depot storage track connections complete • 10/13 Interior turnout installed • 10/13 Overnight tree damage - scouts due in 20 minutes • 10/13 Track 30' past bridge • 10/13 Second fuel storage shed • 10/13 New structure pad almost complete • 10/6 Pad for new structure started • 10/6 Clearing parking area • 10/6 First Depot storage tracks connected • 10/6 First trains stored • 10/6 Rail is across bridge • 9/29 Decking completed to West side • 9/8 Steel work done across valley • 9/8 Depot storage tracks installed • 8/27 Bridge reaching West bank • 8/18 Hobbstown • 8/18 PJ Wendt bridge • 8/18 Coalmont water tower • 8/18 Station seating rehab • 8/18 Gasoline storage • 8/8 Fourth span added • 7/14 First Hobbstown siding and industry turnouts • 7/14 Hobbstown trestle • 7/14 Coalmont water tank finished • 7/14 Fourth span in place • 6/2 Trestle to Hobbstown • 6/2 PJ Wendt bridge • 6/2 Next span section • 6/2 New yard lights • 6/2 Water tank at Coalmont • 6/2 Depot ready for rails • 6/2 Leveling parking area • 5/19 East Sequatchie branch onto trestle • 5/19 Second tower ready to install • 5/5 a> • 4/29 Testing telegraph poles • 4/27 Sequatchie branch back under construction from Sale Creek • 4/14 Bridge shots • 4/7 Bridge shots • 4/7 Wood gnomes present • 4/7 Next track laying • 4/7 Parking leveling • 3/25 Handrails added last week with temporary rope • 3/17 a> • 3/3 Rocky Top Pavilion • 3/3 Views from Rocky Top • 3/3 PJ bridge progress • 3/3 Moving span to site • 2/28 Lifting a span • 2/28 Rocky Top Pavilion started • 2/25 Deck progress • 2/4 Next section ready • 1/28 Oops... • 1/25 New bridge section ready • 1/25 New heavy trucks put to work • 1/21 Bottom of first tower set • 1/21 Next span being built • 1/7 Moving bottom half of first tower 2011 • 12/30 Rail out on 3rd span • 12/30 View from current end • 12/30 Laager Wye cut • 12/17 Temporary track laid from Monteagle industry to bridge bottom • 12/17 Moving 16' tall steel bent • 12/3 Second span added • 12/3 View from West slope • 12/3 Wye dig into rock • 11/12 Bents for bridge • 11/12 View from Monteagle • 11/12 First span set • 11/5 Wye dig hits rock • 11/5 Bridge started • 10/26 Wye tail close to halfway dug • 10/26 Track now ends at EP&N Interchange point • 10/26 Red line marks 25' height of next bridge Check the "Track Layout History" page for older photos