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Swietelsky RU 800 S track renewal train.
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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?
How many engineering hours did it take to build that thing...
and the maintenance on that machine. When I was on Illinois Central Gulf they were just experimenting with concrete ties.
I was just singing to my grand kids:
When Swietelsky was a little baby
Sitting on its daddy's knee ...
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.
What do they do on a curve?