The bad rails 2.. 6-17-2007

This is another veiw of bad tracks in Lacona NY. More closer and more flexing. This took almost a month befor CSX fixed this problem..

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[railman2015]

I dont see a problem ;)

[colliecandle]

@Shaddaz1 Used those pnumatic hammers, but they aren't much better because of the weight, noise and vibration..........thank the lord for Plasser & Thuerer in the long run !

[Shaddaz1]

@colliecandle shovel packing nasty job I use to like the little jackhammers with the swan neck for that job heavy as well when you got 10 switches todo but so much nicer than a shovel lol

[colliecandle]

@Shaddaz1 Yes, very backbreaking indeed ! The thing that did me in though was the packing afterwards...beating that ballast under the sleepers with a shovel gave me some diabolical headaches as it jars the head and neck something rotten!

[Shaddaz1]

@colliecandle Back braking looks like the formation of a wetbed so maybe 8-10 sleeper dig out new sleepers maybe if they have broken backs good day maybe 2 hard graft

[colliecandle]

this problem is easy and cheap enough to remedy - a few men, a couple of rail jacks and plenty of clean ballast plus a few picks and shovels!

[sclm046]

Relatively quiet, though.

[2BoyWhite]

There for a second at the beginning I thought it was goin to hit the camera!!!!

[GBRailer]

Im afraid the track is not good, in the US it maybe is but with 22 years experience on the railways in the uk I have seen many bad dips and joints and wet-spots in the ballast that make the track sink like that, however the track is supposed to move under the load of the train to absorb it but to a lesser degree to that.

[tartopfan]

@htc6600 I watch near the NS AGS North District there is about 7-8 trains a day & I have never seen tracks sink that low