Iowa Traction Railroad
Mason City
During the preceeding weekend
the winds were somewhere around 40 MPH gusting to 50 MPH. No need
to go test the bases of electrical poles each year ... just wait for the
wind to blow.
You will note the trolley
wire is pretty tough and usually does not break. The line was cleared using
a chain saw, slicing and dicing the pole from the bottom. Then the
high rail bucket truck was used to remove the mast arm and associated hardware
from the running wire. A couple of days later we had a auger truck
drill out the rotten pole base and set a new 35 foot pole and
re-attached the mast arm,
hog rod, and hardware back in place.
Dave Johnson photo
