Western Railroad Discussion > Needles-Goff triple track

Is the Needles-Goff triple track project completed?

Yes it is.

Is there another triple track project underway to the west of Goff?

Yes there is, between Bagdad and Ash Hill.   I know they paused that one for awhile, and I don't know if they've re-started it again.   Either way, it's not close to being completed.  

Thank you.

Is the purpose of the Needles-Goffs triple track:
a) to allow faster/priority traffic to get around heavier/slower trains on the big westbound grade;
b) to create an ability to optimize which eastbound they bring into the crew change at Needles first;
c) something else (what?)
d) some combination of the above. 

zchcsse Wrote:
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> Yes there is, between Bagdad and Ash Hill.   I
> know they paused that one for awhile, and I don't
> know if they've re-started it again.   Either
> way, it's not close to being completed.

A few months back BNSF was moving lots of fill dirt with two trainsets (the kind that can unload itself with a boom conveytor belt) from the 3M Spur near Corona, CA to the Ash Hill-Siberia for this project.  I haven't seen then lately however.

From several photos posted it appears that much if not all the earthwork has been finished but I haven't seen any track laid however.

Its a little too hot for a visit to the Mojave right now, but I hope to head out that way once the weather cools a little (below 110 would be nice).

111 today, 107 tomorrow, starting to get some prospect of monsoonal flow.

Out 

What it looked like back in January after work had stopped with a westbound climbing between Klondike and Ash Hill.
—Mac

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They've restarted it. New signal mast and switch panels beinf stored on the hill, and new bridges have been installed for the 3rd main.


zchcsse Wrote:
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> Yes there is, between Bagdad and Ash Hill.   I
> know they paused that one for awhile, and I don't
> know if they've re-started it again.   Either
> way, it's not close to being completed.  

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Here are a couple of photos of the triple track project between Siberia and Ash Hill.  Both of these were taken at Klondike.  
Photo 1 is looking towards Siberia 
Photo 2 is looking towards Ash Hill.

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The triple track will be Baghdad to Ash Hill, correct?

GN1969 Wrote:
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> The triple track will be Baghdad to Ash Hill,
> correct?


Yes. As of 4 weeks ago, the only sign of construction between Siberia and Bagdad were survey markers and yellow rope marking off the construction zone.

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