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Given how every time a train rolls over those rails it work hardens them even more? Yeah, tough to cut. Heavy to move. Welding is the easy part, but then comes the grinding.

Maintaining major railways is bankruptingly expensive. Its why passenger rail always loses money, you’d be paying an extra zero or teo on your ticket prices depending on distance to break even.

@@jimmydesouza4375 which is why trains don't exist, they're too expensive for practical usage. I'll ignore the freight and passenger trains that incessantly obstruct my path and the goods in my market. And that whole Amtrak system. While I'm ignoring that, I'll ignore that the sun and sky exist as well. Yes, maintenance is expensive, all maintenance is expensive - right until something fails due to a lack of maintenance, which is even more expensive. Railroads have been ignoring maintenance, save for failures for far too long in the US. Which is part of the reason we don't have high speed rails, unlike Asia and Europe. Showing again why the US is such a world leader - from behind, as usual. We also lead from behind in being the last to follow the germ theory of infection, to the point of some actually trying to argue against germ theory during the pandemic. Again. Argued and lost in the 1918 influenza pandemic as well. And the morons that insist that nuclear anything doesn't exist.

@@spvillano You really shouldn’t try to act condescending while not knowing what the word passenger means. As for the two almost relevant parts of your post. Amtrack is a massive govt funded loss maker that keeps recieving funding on the justification that it has unmeasurable social and economic benefits. As for frieght, this is the one area where rail van compete as the only thing which can move similar volumes (rivers and canals) is even more expensive. Even here however bankruptingly expensive still fits, its why so many rail freight corps have folded over the years, and its why they take the amtrack grants despite those being harmful to the actual running of the business.

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Once there's a defect, the irregularity will spread, as each wheel acts like a sledgehammer from hell when passing over the defect, causing it to grow and introduce more defects. Still, wouldn't mind getting a couple of feet of old rail, it'd make a good working surface for shaping metal. BTW, before they had the cut-off saws, my father told me how he and his crew cut rails. Cross the rails, rail to be cut on top, then hammer until it shears off. He still had one of the 23 pound hammers from his time on the railroad.

@spvillano Thanks for share that and you are right bout how defect grows 👍😊

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Cut the rail head and yes you can break 132 pound rail with a sledge sometimes MrJoe. Thank you nice comment and for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

@@ccrx6700 Miles of our railways were closed after our famous Dr Beeching decided we did not need them in the 60's. I saw a newsreel of a gang taking out the track and was surprised they had just cut a nick in the rail head every yard or so, it showed a guy with a sledge hammer easily breaking them, so saving them a load of cutting gas for the torch.

@@cedarcam ive heard of him before 😭

@@ccrx6700 He devastated our railways Now we are paying the price with road congestion. Some lines and stations have reopened and more being planned but a lot of land was built on or like the main line behind my house made into a road.

@@cedarcam ive heard that 😭

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@@ccrx6700 you are very welcome!

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When we got our trackstar cut off saw it came with a hat. I wore that hat and everyone made fun of me for being a "track star" I had to quit wearing the hat :-) Thanks so much my friend for stopping by and checking out the video tonight.

@@ccrx6700 I met the Trackstar rep in Minneapolis about a year or two after we started using them, I asked him if I could get a hat. His reponse was "Do you actually use the drill? Or have you just watched?" Wasn't going to give me a hat unless I actually ran the tool, pretty decent guy.

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It is a composite wheel Jeff and sometimes they last decent and sometime they don't depends on who you get them from and also if they get wet, don't use them! Thanks for the heads up on the diamond, these are 14 inch wheels don't know if anyone makes them or not will have to do some research. Thank you Richard for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

I know that if you let the blade hit a rock they get a bad spot and the blade is done. Once the outer edge has a bad spot it will just get worse with use. Also I set my pant leg on fire and got a nasty burn on my shin. I try and make sure from now on that someone is standing by with some water just in case.

@@ccrx6700 yes they make diamond blades for 14" as well as 16" saws. They cost about $125 for a 14" metal cutting blade compared to a $13 14" Norton composite blade. I regularly use diamond blades for masonry but have not found them useful for ferrous metals, they are quite good with aluminum.

Brandon did a very good job for sure. Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

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Depleted uranium is used in some of the rounds used in the A-10 Warthog. They will go right thru a tanks outer shell, then bounce around the interior.

@@robertheinkel6225 I know. I was an armor crewman on the M60 MBTs in the army.

Never heard of it David, but now you can invent some new rail that will never wear out. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

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Been trying to get into steelton (Harrisburg) for some time now, have a friend who used to work there is trying to arrange that. I would love to tour that mill or Cleveland Cliffs Bruce. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

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Yes the Class 1 RR;s test all the time and yes they use the same rail and have the same internal defect problems we do too Brian. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

@@ccrx6700 thank you. I am one of those who usn't in the know about these things. I assume a lot of things about your work and your tools. I hope I am not bothering you with simplistic questions. I honestly don't know a lot of anything about railroading, but I am learning 😊

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Yes sir Mike we are, got a job to do and it gets done. The good old American way. :-) Appreciate your paying us a visit and checking out the video today my friend.

No bigbeardog I have not, plan on doing a series of videos next year on rail and all about it, so please be patient with that. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

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They certainly do Gerald with these heavy coal loads we run, rail never gets a break.... :-) Pun intended... Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

You are right about that CRTinyDuffy. Sometimes the tamper will find them before the ultrasonic testers come in too. That's railroading. Thank you very much for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video. May you have a very good day my friend.

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First time this one was ever published Tom, I did a shorts video the other night maybe that what you referring to. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Glad you enjoyed Wayne, I like to have 2 ties under a joint if possible, but it's not always possible specially with the large amount of rail creep we have here, we need many more anchors than we have. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

It was because we wanted to do a weld in there and eliminate a joint. Welders cannot do a weld where there is the 3rd bolt hole Peter so we cut out a piece of the old rail so it could be welded. Hope that helps explain. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

I think in the past Dave has mentioned using something like spike goo that somehow holds them tight.

Thank you Richard.Standard size spike but we put a product called Sure Spike in the hole to stiffen up the spikes. Appreciate your taking the time to watch my friend.

Thank you al ro, glad you liked it. When you break a rail with a tamper it sounds like a shot gun going off, no mistaking it and then that sinking feeling in your stomach. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

It certainly is. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Top was in pretty decent shape MIke, good observation. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

We get all our rail from Steelton Pa. T R. It's located near Harrisburg. You are right, Chinese steel is junk. When they roll rail, part of the mixture is scrap metal, no telling what kind of steel or where it's made at is in that scrap metal. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out the video and may you have a very good day my friend.

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@@ccrx6700 Dave I watch most of your videos. I’m Richard

@NYandAtlantic it's impossible for me to remember everyone name Richard. I just go by the channel name YT provides me in the notification 😊👍

@NYandAtlantic it's impossible for me to remember everyone name Richard. I just go by the channel name YT provides me in the notification 😊👍

@@ccrx6700 all good buddy enjoy watching your channel lots of information

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I've got a lot of videos like that on my home channel page Jim, check out the playlists to find what you would like to see. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Small cracks on top of the rail can be slivers or nicks we've had both, nothing series came out of the ones we had. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Np

They were putting some liquid on with a small water bottle.

They had a squirt bottle of water, we use a special cutting solution diluted with water 10 to 1 it works well, without it you cut life of bits by at least half Keith. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Yes sir Arkay will do at your service. Appreciate your taking the time to watch my friend.

I will do video on loading some day for you Steven. Here's one on dumping the cars in freezing weather. Thanks for stopping by and watching my friend. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNFghb2mktvdoZ8.html

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We have almost all 132 pound rail with only a small scattering of 136 Thomas. Last year we ran about 5.6 million tons. The best we have ever done is a little over 6 million tons a year. That is coal, not gross tons. No one keeps track of gross tons here. You can figure 38 loaded cars at 286,000 pounds per car, plus 2 locos at 368,000 apiece to find our train weight. If you want to do some more math you could probably come close to gross tons per year. Very grateful my friend for your taking the time to visit with us and check out the broken rail video. That was 132 where the rail had broken.

Thanks for the suggestion Billy. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Anytime we can eliminate a joint is desirable Dustin. Jointed track is hard on hopper cars. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Rails in curves wear the most on the gage face of the rail head, in tangent track it is on top of the rail head Doug. I will certainly do a video on creep, I already have it started and am planning for a late fall to winter showing, so be patient on that but it will come eventually. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

It keeps it in alignment, it'll cut faster if it isn't getting any drag from the sides, and stops any possible binding/grabbing of the blade /disk in the cut & possibly shattering/shredding the disk or launching/throwing the tool into the next county or at the guy/ operating it. Efficiency & safety. Sorry, no idea of its name.

Good question Jerry. That clamp is called a clamp and it holds the saw steady, it's really really hard to hold that saw steady free hand. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

About 4 foot to answer your question however we almost always just change the whole stick instead of having 2 joints so close together Jamie. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Thank you Jimmy very much for taking the time to tune in and watch the video. May you have a most blessed day my friend. Here is a link to a video that will explain all about why we use wood and never will use concrete ties: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9qph7eaz9nbp5s.html

No the top of the bar is below the rail head and below the flange of the wheel Charlie. All is well. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

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Good question and they used a gas powered mechanical type of saw, very inefficient but better than a hand saw Robert! Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

I do not know Dave but a new stick of rail at that time was around $1,000, roughly figure another 500 or so for labor for Frontier. Appreciate your taking the time to visitvwith us and check out the video my friend.

It certainly is RFMCaboose. Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Ultrasonic testers found the defect and we lolligagged around and didn't replace the rail when we should have.... sigh Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

@@ccrx6700 now that's a word I haven't heard in a long while... lolligagged. 🤣

@@mjphillips76 👍😊

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@@ccrx6700 great flick didn’t understand , what cause the rail to break?

Yes Jason they did have same although most mills now us VT instead of CC. Thanks so much for watching my friend.

Diamonds are really tough on car wheels as you know Stephanie, frogs not as bad. I don't have an answer for your question on why they aren't built up tho, I have never heard of them doing so. sorry. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

Gorilla Glue and Duct Tape.....:-) Thank you for taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

I do not know the weight of a rail cutting saw James but it's probably about 10 pounds heavier than a comparable chain saw. We have never gotten the rail grinders in here. On the NS line near me they grind annually. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

@@ccrx6700 thank you for your reply my friend and thank you for your answers to my questions. I'll most certainly check out the video. God bless you my friend,and keep safe out there.

@@jamesmaclary8441 👍😊

@@ccrx6700 My good friend Dave. I hope you have the time to read this. I would like to share with you a couple of cherished memories from my child hood. I was 7 years old when I had my first train trip on Amtrak. My Grandfather brought me and my family to Orlando Florida so we could go to Disney World. I was more excited about being on that train the what I was going to see some stranger dance around in a Micky mouse out fit. It was the Amtrak auto train that left out of Lorton Virginia I had such a great time on that train the crew were all so very friendly how ever I was a bit afraid when I was walking through the gangway to the other car because it was my first time walking from car to car,and when I looked down at the floor moving in the diaphragm between the cars I was horrified. At my age I though I was gonna get eat'n up. So my grandfather carried me a cross to the other car. Other then that my trip was as enjoyable as I could have ever imagined. My other memories I want to share with you was when me and my Grandfather took the Amtrak out of Quantico Virginia to Washington D.C. the train pulled into Quantico and whooooweeeee that F-40PH was just a screening away. I fell instantly in love with that locomotive. Now I understand why they call them scammers. Once we arrived in D.C. we went to the Smithsonian Museum and man that place was just amazing. After a day at the museum we went back to the train station to catch the train back to Quantico. As we were waiting we were out on the platform,and Amtrak going to New York City pulled in. I was so amazed at seeing the electric locomotive I asked what kind it was and the engineer told me it was Amtrak's New AEM-7. I said to him WOW it's so cool looking and while I was in awe at looking at it my grandfather had a talk with the engineer,and before I knew it I was hoisted up and into the cab of that electric engine. I looked around in it and all the lights on the console and engineer station was light up like a Christmas tree. I felt like I was sitting in the cockpit of the space shuttle. When in reality I was sitting in the engineer's seat of that amazing engine. It was a time in my life I'll never forget,and to this very day in my HO scale train collection I owne both Amtrak F-40PH,and AEM-7. And every time I see them I'm brought back to those very special moments in my child hood that to this very day still means so very much to me. I shared these memories with you Dave because I consider you a very dear friend of mine. I may not have many friends but in you I have all the friends I'll ever need. Keep on keep'n on Good buddy,and stay safe. Why? Because that's railroading my Friend. :)

Rail was made in 1975 John. Appreciate your taking the time to visit with us and check out the video my friend.

There are two different thicknesses of the switch points depending on which switch it is. The Detail 6100 switch has a 1/8 inch thickness. The Detail 4000 switch has a 1/16 inch thickness.

@@ccrx6700 Thank you so so much.