Australian trains ; cab ride on a rail train

[gypsyThree97]

ribbon rail

[btdt88]

Onesteel rails? 

[utubekhiladi]

how did the track bend at the curve?

[Rocketboy1950]

@utubekhiladi The rails are flexible, they have to be to form curves. When they are being shipped by train side bearers hold them in place and they simply conform to the track beneath the train.

[utubekhiladi]

@Rocketboy1950

Ohhh!. i always thought the rails(used for railways) are stronger and inflexible. in the video those rails looks like a some kind of rubber to me.

again are those rails really used for railways? if the answer is 'yes' then do all the rails used for railways in the world bend like that?

Thanks

[Rocketboy1950]

@utubekhiladi Yes and yes, they are very flexible. Watch my video "Worksite time lapse; CHDK " and see at 1:10 when the tractors pull the rails into place.

[xpack1004]

cool thnx rocketboy1950

[xpack1004]

emd stands for

[Rocketboy1950]

Electro Motive Division ( of General Motors )

[xpack1004]

detroit or caterpillar motors

[Rocketboy1950]

EMD

[KillerClone420]

Awesome. More of the Brooklyn freight line would have been cooler. But cool nonetheless.

Good to see a line i ride on quite regularly from a new perspective. Thanks!

[evnmopar]

ur lucky 2 get a ride on the trains do u work with them or jus realy lucky?

[Rocketboy1950]

I am a driver

[xpack1004]

do u have any clips going thru pyrmid hill

[Rocketboy1950]

I have never been to Duck Mountain by train.

[ModelRailwayAUS]

that was really interesting. good work

[cuzinitr]

Thank's for the cab ride!! Was interesting to see the rail bending on a curve. 5/5 Rich