Tell me this is not just the coolest thing you've seen

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited August 2010 in The Clubhouse
A train that lays its own track

http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited August 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    A train that lays its own track

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

    Amazing stuff. The last few minutes just get more and more interesting. I love how some of the tools are incredibly simple but genius with their application.

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited August 2010
    I want to be the guy putting the Tidy Bowl cakes on the tracks.

    That has to be one of the cooler things i've seen in a while.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    edited August 2010
    That is some major machinery there!!!!!

    Just think, somebody had to design it and then make it....:eek:

    My wife and I realy enjoyed that. Thanks.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2010
    So, I just watched the video again, and what the machinery is actually doing is replacing the railroad ties with new ones. You can see in the beginning that it's tearing up the old and placing the new, while the rails are lifted up off the ground. I'm guessing the rear part of the train is held up by the new track while the front is held up by the old. The center floats free of track to be able to dig the old ties out.
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  • doctorcilantro
    doctorcilantro Posts: 2,028
    edited August 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    So, I just watched the video again, and what the machinery is actually doing is replacing the railroad ties with new ones. You can see in the beginning that it's tearing up the old and placing the new, while the rails are lifted up off the ground. I'm guessing the rear part of the train is held up by the new track while the front is held up by the old. The center floats free of track to be able to dig the old ties out.

    I didn't notice that but I was wondering about the concrete "curbs" as opposed to wood as we had in New England. Amazing stuff.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2010
    doctorcilantro wrote: »
    I didn't notice that but I was wondering about the concrete "curbs" as opposed to wood as we had in New England. Amazing stuff.

    Yeah, I imagine this machine could be put to good use replacing the creosote-infused chunks of wood we use around here. Why haven't we switched to concrete? No cancer-causing chemicals to leach into the water.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2010
    So cool! Probably took months or years before that was invented. Nice find.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited August 2010
    nadams wrote: »
    Tell me this is not just the coolest thing you've seen

    this is not just the coolest thing i've seen.:p what a boring job. can you imagine doing this for miles and miles? worse (possibly) than many of us who sit behind a screen all day.

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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2010
    I have a friend that works at Union Pacific that I sent this to, he replied back:

    "Yea that thing is awesome. UP has one. It's called the TRT or track renewal train. I got to work with it for a month. Pretty badass experience. "

    Looks pretty cool to me.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2010
    Love the heavy junk. Would have been nice to see a Deere out there.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2010
    Wow, that is just so incredible to see the mind-boggling complexity of not only the whole process, but of each step. It's amazing to think someone designed the process and machines to carry it out.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2010
    I don't think I'd want the job of putting down the anchoring hardware. Even as slow as it's going, IF your hand get's caught, forget it. It's gone!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2010
    obieone wrote: »
    I don't think I'd want the job of putting down the anchoring hardware. Even as slow as it's going, IF your hand get's caught, forget it. It's gone!

    I was looking at that, too... especially since they're almost reaching under the platform. I would imagine there would have to be some sort of emergency stop, though.
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