Ever see a train lay its own track??
Mar 27, 2014 19:05:37 #
EVER SEE A TRAIN LAY NEW TRACK OVER THE REMOVED EXISTING TRACK ?
This is what is happening from Chicago to St. Louis for the high-speed rail.
For those who live in the Springfield area and have seen all the machines running up and down the tracks, here is a link to a video that shows you how the concrete ties and rail are put in place.
The road bed was raised 13 inches to accommodate the new high speed rail line between St. Louis, MO and Chicago, IL.
There are only two of these track-laying machines in the world, one here and one in Europe
http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/ <http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/>
I wonder what all those laborers who laid the first cross country tracks would think if they could see this!
This is what is happening from Chicago to St. Louis for the high-speed rail.
For those who live in the Springfield area and have seen all the machines running up and down the tracks, here is a link to a video that shows you how the concrete ties and rail are put in place.
The road bed was raised 13 inches to accommodate the new high speed rail line between St. Louis, MO and Chicago, IL.
There are only two of these track-laying machines in the world, one here and one in Europe
http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/ <http://www.wimp.com/traintrack/>
I wonder what all those laborers who laid the first cross country tracks would think if they could see this!
Mar 27, 2014 20:32:25 #
FrumCA wrote:
EVER SEE A TRAIN LAY NEW TRACK OVER THE REMOVED E... (show quote)
Very cool. Compare the dozen or so men needed there to the hundreds needed to lay track only decades ago.
Mar 28, 2014 10:31:45 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
Watched a video of the European version a couple of years ago. Pretty impressive.
Mar 28, 2014 11:04:19 #
Mar 28, 2014 11:28:30 #
ottopj
Loc: Annapolis, MD USA
It's interesting how each "trade" or job has its own unique tools and machinery.
Mar 28, 2014 17:05:34 #
Mar 28, 2014 22:07:30 #
Sneidley
Loc: Goodyear, AZ
That is an amazing machine.
As an Illinois resident, I wish our brain dead governor would have been more like Wisconsin and passed on the project.
It seems like Amtrack can never support itself, so the Feds come along with the cash to build most of the High Speed Line, and Quinn jumps on it. As soon as it starts running, the cash strapped state will be on the hook to support it.
I don't see how a "High Speed Train" will help much by cutting just about an hour off the current trip of 5hr 20min. If you include the time to get to the station, park and get to the train, plus the time to get a rental car at the other end of the line, you are looking at about a 7-8 hour trip. I can drive the trip from the northwest Chicago Suburbs in about 4 1/2 hours. Doesn't make sense to me.
As an Illinois resident, I wish our brain dead governor would have been more like Wisconsin and passed on the project.
It seems like Amtrack can never support itself, so the Feds come along with the cash to build most of the High Speed Line, and Quinn jumps on it. As soon as it starts running, the cash strapped state will be on the hook to support it.
I don't see how a "High Speed Train" will help much by cutting just about an hour off the current trip of 5hr 20min. If you include the time to get to the station, park and get to the train, plus the time to get a rental car at the other end of the line, you are looking at about a 7-8 hour trip. I can drive the trip from the northwest Chicago Suburbs in about 4 1/2 hours. Doesn't make sense to me.
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