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Any railroad buffs here?

RRP
RRP Posts: 26,068
edited November -1 in Off Topic
Ever see a yellow gandy dancer? This is how it now works and what is happening from Chicago to St. Louis for the high speed rail.

Here is a video that shows you how the concrete ties and rail are put in place. The road bed was raised 13 inches . There are only two of these track laying machines in the world, one here and one in Europe

http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/
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  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    That is just too cool :woohoo: What a great piece of modern ingenuity :) Thanks for sharing
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,794
    Thanks Ron.

    looks like the machines UPRR had years back when working on their triple track.

    Went by it on a train, so couldn't a real good look, we were going at a high rate of speed, LOL!
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    pretty ingenious.

    i understand that a similar rig for repaving is in development. might just be on paper. ...but the idea is to have a half-mile long rig that operates at highway speed, maybe 40-50 miles an hour, that leaves a road behind it.

    sounds to me like a whole hell of a lot could go wrong real fast, but i dunno.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    similar, but a little less complicated

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkVBg_-OviI
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  • crghc98
    crghc98 Posts: 1,006
    here in Mass they are replacing the 10 year old concrete ties with wooden ones...they were cracking...big debate if the concrete is faulty/can't take the stress, if it was the T here in mass (sometimes the trains feel like they have square wheels), or something else, but I do know there are some other states with similar problems...

    Now the machine is pretty cool though...
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Pretty cool....you may like this one as well...
    http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/7769081/124862335/name/Tornado1.wmv
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    you mean "the rattler"? :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    I saw them at the world of concrete one year and they still send me literature :huh: You can't maneuver that thing to build a pool deck :laugh: Still an impressive machine for large jobs.
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,794
    Nice post Wess!

    Did you notice the way the trees were getting blown around in the upper left hand corner shortly after it started to rain? Spooky . . .
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    Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    Thanks..and yes I did notice....the whole thing is kinda freaky.
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