Ever see a train lay its own track?

[Ray S S]

This really something to see. I wonder what all those laborers who laid the first cross country tracks
would think if they could only see this happening.

http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/

 

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[shaun7]

That's amazing How does someone invent a machine like that

The work the men were doing looked very monotonous

 

[lonesomebob]

Golly ,no hammers no pry bars no end of track town, cant say as to drunks. what has the world come to. wonder how many men they could hire with what that rig cost.? Bob

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I notice no wood ties.

 

[savant365]

Working for the railroad isn't anything like it used to be thats for sure. Here is a video of what I used to do for a living, it doesn't show it very well but getting those backhoes on top of those trains was a lot of fun.

 

[crazyjarhead]

That is really amazing. Bet that machinery is costly and requires a lot of maintenence "'I've been working on the railroad"!! remember that song? Thanks for sharing

 

[Ray S S]

shaun7, And I'll bet that it can be a real bear to locate an electric short somewhere or fix a mechanical
breakdown. There are so many moving parts thet have to work together and in sequence, You're right,
some of those guys look like it would be an awful boring job.

Bob, yup, I'd say it would cost a large fortune. And I was wondering how well it wpold work on a steep
grade. Maybe not so good.

bigcypresshunter, No, the ties looked like some kind of durable man-made material.

savant, thanks for sharing that good video. Those loaders looked like they would work pretty great once
they were loaded on the cars.
Thanks to you and all the above guys that posted a reply above.

Ray