Working rail roads and their tracks.

[5030]

Pinch point lining bar.

Pinch Point Lining Bar - 26 lb - Industry-Railway Suppliers, Inc.


Other styles.

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Bruce

Thats mine, 26 pound wedge point lining bar. No tamp head on the end at all.

 

[Hay Dude]

Thats mine, 26 pound wedge point lining bar. No tamp head on the end at all.

Mine doesnt have a tamp head, either. In fact, the end is kind of pointy
I have the RR tool in the picture and also the post spade like this.

 

[BackRoad]

Great video...Lining the rail...never knew the rails actually float...the rails and ties can be shifted side to side.

Helps to explain derailments where excessive speed in the corners force the tracks out of alignment.

Also explains some of those old long straight sections, where the tracks seem to weave a wavy course side to side as they converge out on the horizon...the rails heating and cooling would cause expansion and contraction...movement over time...

I guess it makes logical sense also that the ties could not be fastened down permanently...(not like a house foundation)...seems like bridges are where you would want some lateral rigidity.

And explains how they managed to build railways so quickly by hand across the plains...in its simplest form, it was find a level path and lay down ties...(yes, I know it was more complicated than that!) .

 

[dodge man]

I have seen those pry bars used to put pipe home. Usually sewer and water main pipe, usually the smaller stuff, 8” and smaller, the bigger stuff the just use the bucket of the backhoe with a board over the end of the pipe to push it home.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[RoyJackson]

Very impressive!

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, it's almost hypnotic. There's a bunch of videos out there showing right of way equipment. I love that stuff. :thumbsup:

 

[cqaigy2]

I've never seen anything like that! Looks like the cross tie mover keeps plenty busy. I wonder if they refurbish the ties, or they haul them to someplace else?

 

[ovrszd]

This brings up something I learned from watching a Public Broadcasting show years ago.

The ballast they use is specific to it's task. Can't have too many fines. Size is critical. This ballast needs to remain loose and moveable. By it's nature it usually does. If not the ties will eventually get buried and thr clearance required by the cars at the rails will be diminished

By design as the trains move over the tracks they naturally move. As the ties shift the very loose ballast material works it's way under the ties. Keeping them elevated. If they become too elevated cars with hopper bottom dump doors replenish the ballast supply.

The track thru our County was abandoned thirty five years ago. The land reverted back to the original owners. The rail and ties were pulled. Locals were all excited!!!! Free gravel for driveways, barn lots, etc. NOT. I know of one farmer that had a relatively steep driveway going up to his house garage. He laid some railroad ballast as gravel. His wife's front wheel drive car couldn't climb the driveway. She was not happy.

 

[5030]

I've never seen anything like that! Looks like the cross tie mover keeps plenty busy. I wonder if they refurbish the ties, or they haul them to someplace else?

Looks to me like they pull them and then put them back again. That is in Germany btw. Not many precast concrete ties here....yet.