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  • most interesting thing in the shop

    watching the railroad guys laying new ties on the track out back
    cool machines

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    Re: most interesting thing in the shop

    YES, the new machinery for building and replacing track is astounding to watch.
    They can even remove the old ballast and lay down new without using a a ton of guys with shovels.
    Have you seen them weld a section together with thermite?
    Act your age, not your shoe size. - Prince

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    • #3
      Re: most interesting thing in the shop

      the thermite weld is cool..

      no cords. I wonder if it older than welding.. must be.

      then to see the thickness of what just got done in a minute makes our sheet cars all the more pathetic.
      Previously boxer3main
      the death rate and fairy tales cannot kill the nature left behind.

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      • #4
        Re: most interesting thing in the shop

        Originally posted by studemax
        ...Have you seen them weld a section together with thermite?
        Interesting to read that. Last weekend I was walking along a RR track for about 1/2 mile, and noticed there was no separation or seam on the track. I thought "why" and wondered if the sections were welded together. This old dog can learn something new everyday. Thanks! ;)
        Nitrous, baby!!...

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        • #5
          Re: most interesting thing in the shop

          My friend Russ, just retired from the railroad and he gave me an old RR hand held grinder. It is the biggest SOB I have ever seen. When you latch onto that thing you better be serious and so should the item you intend to grind on ! Railroad folks don't play around, when it comes to work.

          Grindin fool
          DTB
          DTB - RETIRED

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          • #6
            Re: most interesting thing in the shop

            no the track still has seams
            but the alignment machine was like a big aircraft carrier

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