Trains From Hell: These Rail Grinding Trains Keep The Rails True And Put On One Heck Of A Gearhead Show

[Deaf Bob]

It is a winter job for sure! ... When chopping loads for scrap runs, I started more fires with the gas chop saw than the torch!

[SuperBuickGuy]

Those things start more forest fires. A couple years ago, they burned a good part of the Columbia River gorge (2 fires) and it cost them plenty in losses... it's remarkable because prior to those fires, the RR didn't have to pay no matter how negligent. Now they do. I get that they have to do it, but, given how much they have to pay out for forest fires, you'd think they'd have enough trains to do the task during the winter...

[studemax]

That is some wild stuff!

[admin]

(Words by Greg Rourke) – Steel wheels on steel rails is one of the most efficient ways to move freight. Trains over two miles long, with cars weighing 130 tons are common. Trains run 24/7 over 140,000 miles of track. It takes a lot of maintenance to keep the freight moving. That

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