Fireworks...Railroad Style

[bigMEOW13]

what is that thing supposed to do

[TheCSXfan12]

Holy Shit,One of these came through my lil' town 'bout a month ago.

[29edin]

A food cooking grill at 3:24! aha now that's a real job when a man can barbecue and work!

[Barricade360]

why do they grind the rails?

[k750iL]

Did you see how much they get paid??? Daamn, no rescetion here!!

[DVeck89]

I want that job of sitting on the back of a train with a hose lol

[train451]

Those at the end were trying to spray you with the hose

[DH7409]

@train451

If they tried, they would have got me. They were just playing around.

Cheers!

[msk578]

never seen anything like this before! Had no idea there was a such thing as a rail grinder.

[iRECKONER]

Very Nice!

[staydput]

This process takes the WAVE out of the rails.

You'll see the same phenomena in asphalt -- especially the truck lane.

Resonance causes the asphalt to develop waves in the road bead.

Pretty soon no auto can stand the vibration.

The road crew comes out and re-flattens the road.

The same thing is happening here. This crew is taking resonant wave wear out of the rails. This reduces derailments and stops the destruction of both rail and wheel.

The pay-off is terrific.

[jusprazem]

the train barber.

[WWFKANERULES]

I remmember on the 4th of July A guy came into my town and we + Others where watchin' the city fireworks and he Blew 6 Fireworks out from his CAB!

[TheZeke1974]

What a fireworks show and what a smell but well woth seeing in person. I saw on eof these on the Conrail WLR in NE Indiana back in the early 1980s as a kid and i was in awe!

[JLJ061]

Always a special treat to see these in action, just out of pure luck I managed to get pics of one working yesterday.

About how many of these are in use throughout the country?

[4202EJW]

The guys sitting on lawn chairs on a caboose, hahah!

[bradmcpike]

@4202EJW there probably getting $25.00 - $30.00/hr to sit there and shoot water

[jso11111]

@bradmcpike

Sometimes more. The base rate is not all that high but we work 80 - 100 hrs+ per week. Time and a half 40 - 50 hrs, double time 50 - 60 hours and double time and a half anything over 60. I haven't worked there in a few years but it was the hardest and most rewarding job I ever had.

[gebass6]

@bradmcpike Nice job.Somebodys gotta do it.

[train451]

i see this train go by ever time i am by the tracks and i live near stony point

[RTL1954]

You should see at twilight!

[someone7974]

i dare you to go touch the rail....

[rwy178]

A number of years ago the BNSF was grinding rail on the Pea Vine east of Wickenburg Arizona where the track runs along the Hassayampa River. They started a major brush fire that burned several buildings and homes and jumped US 60 and spread into a housing development.

[gncamaro1991]

what do they do with that machine?

[Skiier1000]

epic!

[Mr8704]

What is the deal with the caboose?

[Steam501]

Now that's what I call a clean shave.

[Steam501]

A regular pair of smokey the bears those two guys on the crummy

[jimmydcap]

I want the job on the caboose. Now thats an easy job !!

[70x7brody]

Not a easy job . and what looks like caboose is actually another engine. At the end of the day there is lots of maintinence to to , work days alot of the time are 14 -16 hour days

[dantej32]

@70x7brody 12 hrs of grinding and 12 maintenance with a 3-4 crew doing maintenance at night. The caboose IS a caboose. There are 5 engines all toward the front and middle of the machine.

[robertgift]

Thank you.

Next time please show before and after detail.

Also show what happens at grade crossings?

Does each grinding vehicle perform a specific job?

[writesong]

I gave this video a "FIVE STAR" rating and posted it on my blog.

This was truly outstanding, and reflected a great deal of both preparation and effort to record.

[myriver34]

Last time they worked on the tracks in front of the house...there was a drought alert. Sparks started 2 fires on the old ties that we had to put out in the middle of the night! It's amazing to watch (especially when it's done at night). Just wish they'd water the tracks down better

[trainmandan05]

I wonder if its possible to build a model of the Loram Railgrinder in HO or N scale.

[jimmydcap]

Why not, I think it's a good idea.

[VIA919]

did they get you when they sprayed the water at you in the end? lol

[generfeld]

wonderful video thanks so much

[lucky45662]

The sirens they have on the radios we use it was probably just the operater playing around.

[lucky45662]

I work for Loram and to answer your questions that is an old style grinder that they drive from the cabs.The new ones have a cab something like a tamper,it is propelled by six deisel engines throughout the whole machine 5 Cummings and one Cat engine.The water is to keep everything nice and wet to prevent sparks from starting fires.

[twiggs24]

what is the reason for rail grinding

[lucky45662]

The reason for the rail grinding is after trains run over the rail for so long it shifts the shape of the rail.What we do is grind the rail back to the shape it starts at it saves on fuel cost,and keeps the railroads from having to replace the rail so much it cost about 30 thousand a day to grind and we grind about 30 miles a day on the average,compared to about a million dollars a mile to replace the rail.

[railroader1993]

Any idea about a mile of interstate truck highway's costs?

[railroader1993]

I mean the actual cost of the highway

[jimmydcap]

Don't just blame trucks, you can blame everything. Cars trucks weather. the wear and tear on the interstate is very costly.

[Sgtellzo]

is the train fitted with a siren as there was some at the start of the video, or where they off an actual emergency vehicle? and also where is the cab for the loco or was there even a loco? or does the grinder have a cab like a track tamper machine?

[dj17q]

Wow, so that wot it would look like? We actually had one few years ago, imported from USA I think and it was used right around Australia on the mainline including the notoriously difficult Adelaide Hills section. Fascinating. I presume the water spray at front and rear is to keep everythings nice and wet, and not to get weeds etc alight?

[trainlova12]

u should have done a before and after shot of the tracks!

[trainlova12]

why does he have a siren?

[thejagshow1]

AWSOME

[lucky45662]

Basically what we do is bring the 2 inches rail the trains run on back to the top and every time we grind we extend the life of the rail for 5 years it cost about a million dollars a mile to replace rail it cost about 30 thousand a day to grind it saves a lot of money for the railroads good rail also makes better for better fuel milage

[lucky45662]

I am an Operator for Loram of RG 318 and it is supposed to look like that we always get people yelling at us telling us the train is on fire you have to watch it though getting too close one of our grinding stones came off one day and flew through a trailer so please keep your distance.

[RailFanDavid]

these things are neat to watch.you should see when they do the work at night.

[Nec1228]

i got a full tour of that EXACT railgrinder :D i even got to start one of it's 5 engines. it was simply amazing, the guy showed me everything from the grinders to the cab!

[nickalater]

is it suppose to grind like that

[tweetsie12190]

what dose it do

[DH7409]

This is from the LORAM site;

Rail is the single most valuable asset of most railways. Typical problems encountered on all railroads include shelling, spalling, side wear, plastic flow, dipped welds, corrugation and fatigue as well as unique challenges of noise control and ride quality.

Rail grinding is considered the single most effective maintenance practice to control the effects of rolling contact fatigue, restore profile and maximize value from the rail asset.

[tweetsie12190]

thanks because last week i saw a train just like this

[hihat101]

@DH7409 Hi there, we use machines very identical on network rail in the u.k, they do give the railhead alittle more life and grind off rolling contact fatigue side wear, but they have a nasty habit of causing the wooden timbers to catch light and burn through cables

[flyakiteGDI]

WOW man one of the best grinder video.

cool to watch !!!

[nhlives]

well captured!