Swietelsky RU 800 S track renewal train - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Swietelsky RU 800 S track renewal train.




Previously:

Fixing buckled train track - GIF
Monorail track switch - GIF
Railroad track cutting fail - GIF
Railroad track thermite welding - video
Richard Feynman explains: What keeps a train on the track?

[IntheGroove]

How many engineering hours did it take to build that thing...

[TrickieDickie]

and the maintenance on that machine. When I was on Illinois Central Gulf they were just experimenting with concrete ties.

[Karl_H]

I was just singing to my grand kids:

When Swietelsky was a little baby
Sitting on its daddy's knee ...

[thevillageinn]

Does anyone know some of the reasons why a RR would choose concrete over wood or vice versa? I’m in Southern California and BNSF is nearby - some areas are wood ties (Fullerton) and some areas are concrete (Cajon Pass.

[Ralphxyz]

What do they do on a curve?