never seen anything like this. fantastic viewing and i've learnt so much. we used to say''many hands make light work''' take away hands and add machines. thank you
Thanks well done video with the added bonus of the trains. Oil train! I live in Houston Texas and I see several at a time in the yard. I noticed the train station about ready to fall apart. The town I grew up in had the only train station in the world built entirely over water. Supposedly. They demolished it!
Wow, Tie changing sure has changed over the years! Back in the'70s near Painesville Ohio I watched how they did it. there were'nt 1/2 as many MOW vehicles and the little cherry pickers that were placing ties inthis video did all the work back in the '70s !
This was the most interesting thing I've seen. I'm the NYC Tri-state area, and we complain about the subway, LIRR and Metro North on how bad the wait is, now I see why, but there's a reason for the madness.
4x as hard third rail, low track center measurements, limited track usage means some of these machines cant be use or need to be modified to suite the territory
this seems to be the same crew that's staging there equipment around Ottawa Ohio. all RR crossing from Ottawa to south of Columbus grove are ripped up.. there using the bypass around Ottawa to store this equipment and seen them Wednesday night preparing the line from Ottawa to Lima
I work with BNSF doing this stuff. I love it replacing ties i run several of these machines but my favorite machine is the one that grabs a tie and puts it underneath the rail its called a Tripp machine. Im alot fast and better quality then them but not bad. Good work
Wow. Imagine the force needed to flex those rails enough to pull the old ties out, and later to slip the steel plates between the new ties and the rails. They had to get their timing right to avoid the cross traffic on the other lines, too. Watching this was even better than the rail grinders. 🙂
They are burned at special power plants. Actually they are better than untreated when it comes to a power source. Creosote treated ties burn hotter than normal untreated wood, so they provide a better fuel source. The power plants that burn these ties have special scrubbers to deal with the creosote exhaust.
Those were wood. But CSX does use composite ties, made from a mixture of recycled rubber and plastic, in some locations based on weather conditions and moisture.
That isn't gravel ! It is crushed stone so basically if they guys aren't strong the shovel will basically bounce from the stone. Btw shovels is in this case useful if you are forced dig out the old tie or to lift the new one while another guy hits the spikes. They can be used to tamper the track but ..... expect that to mean at least 20 - 30 men doing that continuously !
Not so sure about Concrete ties/sleepers. Concrete has a tendency to slew, especial on curves and doesn't always hold the gauge. I am told this because concrete ties/sleepers do not bed-in on the ballast, which timber do. Metal ties/sleepers are something I've heard about, but have little experience of. Do American railroads use metal ties when needed?
Concrete ties needs to be tamped every so often. They break all the time. CSX is in the process of removing all concrete ties. They have metal ties in places.
@@AdrianSenn Maybe instead of me saying countries i should have said companies. If you look up railway track laying by 1080ide, he has some video's of a beautiful piece of engineering laying tracks and sleepers in a more efficient way in my opinion.
MadDog1117 do you mean the channel from HD1080ide? If so this are german trains. The same system is used in many countries in europe. And wooden tracks would be replaced by concrete. Even for fast track lines. Or look to china construction videos.
never seen anything like this. fantastic viewing and i've learnt so much. we used to say''many hands make light work''' take away hands and add machines. thank you
Thanks well done video with the added bonus of the trains.
Oil train! I live in Houston Texas and I see several at a time in the yard.
I noticed the train station about ready to fall apart. The town I grew up in had the only train station in the world built entirely over water. Supposedly. They demolished it!
Pretty Amazing that each piece of Equipment was invented to complete the various steps of the Tie replacement.
wow now I can watch it again fell asleep due to time difference thanks for posting 🇬🇧
I could watch this all day. Nice work! Very good video
Unbelievably efficient. Very impressive.
Wow, Tie changing sure has changed over the years! Back in the'70s near Painesville Ohio I watched how they did it. there were'nt 1/2 as many MOW vehicles and the little cherry pickers that were placing ties inthis video did all the work back in the '70s !
I had a neighbor in the 70's that was a laborer on the LIRR. He was a big strong guy, but his back hurt every day!
Cool catch
Отличное видео! Молодцы! Excellent video! Well done!
This was the most interesting thing I've seen. I'm the NYC Tri-state area, and we complain about the subway, LIRR and Metro North on how bad the wait is, now I see why, but there's a reason for the madness.
4x as hard third rail, low track center measurements, limited track usage means some of these machines cant be use or need to be modified to suite the territory
Marvelous footage, Thank You!!!
R 5 in thorndale p.a is doing a massive track revamp there replacing every tie
Just imagining how much force that's exerted to shove those ties back in the place. Crazy! Nice score brother.
Interesting video! Liked)
THey were just there last night working on a damaged cable. I guess they found a much bigger problem.
tom kat This tie replacement project was probably built at least a year, if not two years in advance.
I did this but we had less machines on the UP (It was MP back when i worked) North line out of Fort Worth to Denton Texas.
The poor road barrier in the vacinity of the construction vehicles was so confused........😂
Awesome Video 🇮🇳
CSX is doing the same thing here. New ties alongside the tracks for miles.
Hey I’m working in this video !!! So cool love working on the railroad best job I’ve ever had !!
It has to be pretty epic seeing yourself enjoy what you love doing.
Great video thinks for posting it !
There coming over to PA for a crossing replacement
this seems to be the same crew that's staging there equipment around Ottawa Ohio. all RR crossing from Ottawa to south of Columbus grove are ripped up.. there using the bypass around Ottawa to store this equipment and seen them Wednesday night preparing the line from Ottawa to Lima
Nice you can work with one hand in your pocket ! Some nice machinery.
A literal case of "I've been working on the railroad".
Very excellent video.
I work with BNSF doing this stuff. I love it replacing ties i run several of these machines but my favorite machine is the one that grabs a tie and puts it underneath the rail its called a Tripp machine. Im alot fast and better quality then them but not bad. Good work
Wow. Imagine the force needed to flex those rails enough to pull the old ties out, and later to slip the steel plates between the new ties and the rails. They had to get their timing right to avoid the cross traffic on the other lines, too. Watching this was even better than the rail grinders. 🙂
wonderful world of hydraulics.
Hey! This is interesting! So that's how they do it!
Very nice bro!
very impressive machines
That’s is so cool
All they need down there is some recorded Gandy Dancer music to play at appropriate moments.
Just Wow
Now if they could make something to pull this little splinter that I can't even see, out of my finger, thad be cool.
It already exists. It's called "tweezers."
if they have a itch do they use the machine to scratch
An Excellent Video. ♡ T.E.N.
What type of wood do they use for the sleepers in the US?
CSX uses Oak. They also use composite ties made from recycled rubber/plastics in some locations.
Nice video
What happens to the old ties? They seem to be useless as firewood since they have been chemically treated.
They are burned at special power plants. Actually they are better than untreated when it comes to a power source. Creosote treated ties burn hotter than normal untreated wood, so they provide a better fuel source. The power plants that burn these ties have special scrubbers to deal with the creosote exhaust.
Ah, the wonders of technology! Next step: concrete ties!
Thx to great cam work by corkyn and glen
I thought they had automatic nailers for the final pin driving? I would hate to have to be the guy swinging a sledge after everyone else was riding
how many per day ?
How do they get the Ties/Sleepers lined up with the rail accurately?
It's magic 😉
Love this stuff!
That was fun to watch! Are those replacement ties wood or some other material?
The new ties are creosote treated wood.
Those were wood. But CSX does use composite ties, made from a mixture of recycled rubber and plastic, in some locations based on weather conditions and moisture.
Why not use concrete sleepers ?
Sadly the building to the left is no longer there...empty lot now
why do they only replace some of the ties
Because they only replaced some of them the last time, and the time before that, and...
Whatever happened to just having a bunch of guys with shovels?
That isn't gravel !
It is crushed stone so basically if they guys aren't strong the shovel will basically bounce from the stone. Btw shovels is in this case useful if you are forced dig out the old tie or to lift the new one while another guy hits the spikes.
They can be used to tamper the track but ..... expect that to mean at least 20 - 30 men doing that continuously !
Thax sir good work..
2nd post: So CSX runs trains from Chicago to Detroit via Deshler now?
nice
Grand entrance of Yahoo working fine
Fastforward it next time if it takes to long
Why still chopping Trees for Railroad tie, In Europe , Asian and Australia all changed to concrete sleepers is last longer and cheaper.
Some pretty expensive machinery I would imagine.
But less labour intensive and probably more accurate.
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better put many cements tracks are the best...
wooden tracks are not good
Not so sure about Concrete ties/sleepers. Concrete has a tendency to slew, especial on curves and doesn't always hold the gauge. I am told this because concrete ties/sleepers do not bed-in on the ballast, which timber do. Metal ties/sleepers are something I've heard about, but have little experience of.
Do American railroads use metal ties when needed?
Concrete ties needs to be tamped every so often. They break all the time. CSX is in the process of removing all concrete ties. They have metal ties in places.
Terminator strength!
some of the ties they replayed were as bad as those that they did not replace.
Property value in Deshler Ohio ??...ZREO!!
Of course, robut do this now.
John, this is 2 days ago, not 10 years??
interesting
Opelousas la
So inefficient compared to some other countries. Oh well
MadDog1117 i dont see this type of fixing in europe. And if they rebuild the tracks everything will be changed.
@@AdrianSenn Maybe instead of me saying countries i should have said companies.
If you look up railway track laying by 1080ide, he has some video's of a beautiful piece of engineering laying tracks and sleepers in a more efficient way in my opinion.
MadDog1117 do you mean the channel from HD1080ide? If so this are german trains. The same system is used in many countries in europe. And wooden tracks would be replaced by concrete. Even for fast track lines. Or look to china construction videos.
Why? Reminds me of a bunch of bureaucrats.
That is like the second biggest sin to walk down the track in gauge. :(
Rusty Rail Spike Productions It’s part of our job requirement to walk down the center of the track to be able to complete the task...
M Wipp That’s true I forgot MOW has different rules as compared to the conductor.