Western Railroad Discussion > Fascinating Concrete Tie Replacement Video

I just found this video that shows the process of replacing concrete ties. I hope I won't be violating any TOS by posting the link.

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

BaltoJoey

PS: Does anyone recognize where this video was taken?

Not sure where, or if it's a violation of policy, but it sure was cool! Thanks for posting.

Fantastic machinery. I've always felt that some company should build a set of equipment like that.

This is a great video and its too bad it isn't narrated.

Thanks much for posting it.

dnuck

Amazing. Thanks for it and I hope it is not illegal. Fun watching.

Someone on the MOW mailing list posted that he thought that, based on the engine number, this was taken in Belgium.

Interesting process, Thanks for posting.

dnuck Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Fantastic machinery. I've always felt that some
> company should build a set of equipment like
> that.
>
> This is a great video and its too bad it isn't
> narrated.
>
> Thanks much for posting it.
>
> dnuck


The Union Pacific has been using the P-811 concrete tie machine like the one in the video for quite a few years. I was the Conductor on the P-811 during the mid to late 90's up on the Tehachapis' when the concrete ties were installed. It is quite a sight to watch it in person. The engineer on the train gets to a speed that the machine operator wants him at, and then the operator pretty much takes over the handling of the train from a seat on the machine. If the train needs to stop, the operator calls the head end and has the engineer stop, otherwise he does most of it himself. I would get bored sitting up on the engine all day so I'd climb down off it and walk back to the machine and watch it work for an hour or two.


V

SLOCONDR

Life sure has changed since I was a kid.

Pentrex.com has a DVD Working! On The Railroad. It has a chapter on tie replacement.ood.It is G

SPGP9 Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Life sure has changed since I was a kid.

Yeah Tom, but ships still had sails when you were in the Navy!-BMT

Ahh, this is the video I was trying to post earlier today, but apparently it was cleaned out by the admins (thanks for keeping a clean forum!). Apparently I do not know how to post links properly to videos.

My question was about this machinery being used in the US, since the video looks European. I think this thread answers that.

This video has apparently been all over the internet as several of my non-railfan friends found it and sent it along to make sure I saw it. It is pretty amazing.
C.

Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA

I'd say it's operating on Deutsches Bundesbahn. The lettering on the equipment is in German, and I believe there's a "DB" on the cabin of the control unit.

Neat video, that's for sure

Belgium...Infrabel is seen on the surfacing machinery.

http://www.infrabel.be/portal/page/portal/pgr_inf2_e_internet

It's definitely Belgium - the "B" in the oval seen several times in the clip is the emblem of the Belgian state railway.