I have seen this type of machinery operating at a distance, but had no idea just how intricate and complicated the process is. Fascinating!

As a railroader myself, and one that worked the tamper when we were replacing ties, I can really appreciate that.

I WORKED ON LINES IN SCOTLAND DOING THIS BY HAND ,HARD WORK SLOW AND ALL DONE AND NIGHT IN ALL WEATHER , HOW I WISH WE HAD THESE MACHINES

What amazes me just as much as this Machine does are the people who don't get amazed by this level of Engineering!! look at what this Machine does and what it must have taken to design and build something like this!

Wow. The engineering behind that machine is crazy.

Raised on U.S. railroads as a WWII kid. Steam Trains and 'Gandy Dancers' were my life. Walked the rails with Hobo's. Gandy's were overwhelmingly Mexican's. Lived in converted boxcars on the sidings. All 'Danced' to the orders of a bi-lingual, absolutely huge and powerful, German or Irish Foreman. Same on every section. End of WWII, Mexicans that had Not gotten educated and Citizenship, were all sent home. Returning troops took their places. History, Live it, to really Know it..

How could 6 people dislike this? It is incredible!!!

The machine that comes along afterwards to level the track is pretty amazing as well; I am geologist who worked on the Bethrunga Rail Spiral back in the 90s, amazing to watch it at work as I stopped for lunch...

This is something along the lines my little son wrote when he was about 4. Excellent! We need these in the US.

I work with this machine (actualy, I'm the man in blue in the beginning 0:58) This machine is the P93 LS. It was build by Matisa, a Swiss company specialized in railroad construction machines, 20 Years ago. It was bought by the Belgian railroad in 1994. It does about 300 meters per hour. It is not the only one, there are a lot of newer and older track renewal machines working around the world.

I was a surveyor for Southern Pacific Railroad about 40 years ago.I wonder what they used to instead of Men? I became a locomotive engineer, this is incredable, it would make for a very smooth ride.

Dit is heel interessant om te zien. Ik had geen idee dat zo'n gigantische machines hier voor zorgden...

I've worked track maintenance professionally, and this is the coolest machine I've ever seen! Sweet!

Process Control engineering ! The most exciting job in the world ! I'm really proud of to be one of them !

Definitely not the days of Pierre Berton's "The Last Spike"! Awesome!

Dankjewel raimcameddy voor de prachtige video die je maakte van onze werf ! @ rolandvia: we finish up 200 to 300 metres an hour. We worked for 7 weekends at this track to replace 20 kilometres.

If I recall, historically, the railroads were built with hammers, big nails, and the collaboration of many people. And now...there are machines to facilitate the building of railroads? That's awesome!! Historicamente si me acuerdo, los ferrocarriles were construidos con martillos, clavos, y la colaboracion de muchas personas. Y ahora...hay maquinas para facilitar la construccion de los ferrocarriles? Muy impresionante!!

The tamper in the later part of the video is SWEET!

La tecnología facilitando la vida. La aplicación del método científico. Sin saberlo, un ejemplo de lo que postula el Movimiento Zeitgeist! Maravilloso!

This is awesome! It's so "easy" to build railroads in those times... let's remember how difficult was in the past to build railroads... Mirific video, thanks a lot for posting!

Whoooo ! Quelle organisation ! Magnifique !

That is totally amazing, it boggles my mind to think of a bunch of engineers sitting at some drawing tables, and roughing out this idea and deciding "Hey this will work!"

This is amazing and impressive! So many people in the general public today still think that railroad tracks are still laid by hand, picks, hammers, and shovels. They're the same yahoos that think that railroads don't employ modern technology. - Thank you for posting this vid :-)

Have we forgotten who build the railroads 150 years ago, if life was that easy then?

Let me explain a few things: First you see the P93 Track laying train (and its annex WP93) and the C75 ballast cleaner both made by MATISA, a Swiss based company. Then a SSP203 ballast regulator followed by the 09-3X tamping machine, both made by PLASSER&THEURER in Austria. All the machines you see are owned by Infabel, the manager of the Belgian railroad infrastructure. There are many of these and more recent versions working around the world. Check out the websites of the constructors.

Maintenance on the automated equipment probably exceeds the effort to lay the rail by hand? Re-lay a turnout or cross and really impress me. In all, however, one IMPRESSIVE collection of machinery!

左手でITや大自然に強く惹かれながら、右手で土木の力にも感動してしまう。これは凄いもの。

I was on the first of these machines (It's called a P811) used on the Burlington Northern RR back in 1987 in Washington State. My Union agreed to a joint contractor/Union member project way back then. And we have been upgrading tracks and replacing wood ties for concrete ever since with this machine.

@LivingSquirel I'll try... 0:00-0:57 picking up concrete ties and transporting to the tie machine. :57-1:35 replacing the old ties. 1:35-1:55 final alignment of the new ties. 1:56-2:14 pulling the rails back in line. 2:15-2:49 clipping the rail onto the ties. 2:50-2:56 putting the old ballast back in place. 2:57-3:31 loosening up and replacing the rest of the old ballast. 3:32-4:02 detail ballast application. 4:03-4:51 tamping the ballast under the ties. 4:52-end topping off ballast.

@sliceman420 Like I wrote before: This one is caled the P93 LS made by the Swiss company MATISA in 1993 and owned by Infrabel, the manager of the Belgian railroad infrastructure. There are many of these and more recent versions working around the world. Actually in almost every country where they have railroads (even China has at least one P95). Another company specialised in railroad construction machines is PLASSER&THEURER in Austria. Both are lonely at the top in this branch.

Prachtig gefilmd, zo heb je eens een mooi overzicht hoe het allemaal in zijn werk gaat!

DANKE and THANK YOU for this FORMIDABLE VIDEO !!!! MERCI BEACOUP !!!!! from SPAIN and ARGENTINA !!! THANK YOU !

Reminds me of tunneling machines. Hopefully these machines will serve us and us not them. That is their purpose. To serve man and relieve us of the back breaking jobs. I drove thousands of spikes in the 70's while in my youth in Alberta Canada and so I appreciate this very much.

Pois é... muito fascinante. Já trampei com essas geringonças na Vale... mas a primeira que aparece colocando os dormentes eu nunca tinha visto. mas recordar é viver.

Wish Australia has that kind of efficiency and technology.

es una locura, alto proyecto de ingenieria diseñar estas maquinas.

Freaking amazing! What's even more amazing, is the fact three people hit the "disliked" button...I'm going to assume they were drunk and high...

Já viajei para mais de 50países e acho o Brasil, surreal! Em 14anos que vivi fora, nunca vi um atrazo tão grande.Uma enrolação sem tamanho e uma corrução Jupiteriana! Sei do que estou falando.Morei em países do 1º e do3ºmundo.

Very interesting and well done documentary step by step. Thanks for posting.

I love rails and trains!!

Nunca antes neste país se construiu uma ferrovia assim. Este video mostra a construção de trecho da ferrovia Garanhuns - Recife

i would just like to say thank you for sharing such a brilliant video,one of quality, thank you (Ik zou alleen willen zeggen dat je bedanken voor het delen zulk een briljante video, een van de kwaliteit, dank u)

The most efficient machine ever seen!

@Oroborus12 Yep, it's Belgium allright. On the machine you can read "Infrabel", the Belgium company that manages all the railway equipment.

@amaralgustavo The machine in 4:30 is a ballast tamper or tamping machine.

An amazing video. Which country was this video shot in ? Although I have seen track tamping machines, have never seen a whole range of machines doing all the work from removing the old sleepers, installing new ones to setting the track.

@1brewski2 This one is made by the Swiss company Matisa in 1993 and owned by Infrabel, the manager of the Belgian railroad infrastructure.

excellent engineering ..very cool work.

Absolutely amazing. The wonders of technology.

THIS IS EVEN OLD SCHOOL TO WHEN THE MAGLEV TRAINS ARE COMMON PLACE

@godofwar007 trains are still one of the best ways to move people and goods. we need more of them.

Colombia necesita que el próximo Ministro de Transporte, designe aun Ingeniero de Vías y Transporte y vea esta portentosa maquinaria, con el fin de reactivar los Ferrocarriles de Colombia y no nombrar gente como el sobrino de Pinedo que desfalco al erario publico en un negociado de proyecto de tecnologías ferroviarias para nuestro país DR. ALVARO SEQUERA DUARTE.

@rolandvia This crew appears to be just replacing the ties and ballast. The train picks up the rail and spreads it so that the ties will roll up the conveyor without being hung up on the rail. After that the new ties roll down into place of the old ones. I would love to see them when they finnaly start to lay high speed rail.

You find information looking in the google for Plasser & Teurer, it is a german company. You will find a complete page on it.

wow! very impressive! wonderful engineering!

@amaralgustavo They are evenly distributing the ballast for the tracks by vibrating it into place

beautiful, i'm in total awe

Simply amazing. I'm sure Otto von Bismarck would be proud.

Seria excelente se o Brasil voltasse a investir em ferrovias. Cairia o custo de frete, e isso refleteria no preço final dos produtos que consumimos. Fora que muitos produtores teriam espaços em outros mercados. Além do transporte de cargas, o transporte de pessoas também beneficiaria o país, pois você viajaria com mais segurança e conforto.

Great video! Short of new rail, that is a brand new line!

That would be the coolest transformer ever

@johnwest666 It is in BELGIUM!

Po... acho legal ver pessoas que não entendem absolutamente nada de ferrovias falarem besteiras publicamente... Apenas para conhecimento de todos, gostaria de informar que as ferrovias da VALE possuem todas essas máquinas, ainda mais automatizadas que essas, e muitas outras. Dezenas de gringos vêm aqui todos os anos tanto ensinar quanto aprender com a gente.

thanks for posting.

Great and interesting video! Greetings from Latvia.

Incredible video! Respect to author!

Wish they had this thousand years ago, so millions that millions of ppl wouldn't died doing it

Execelente vídeo. As ferrovias exercem um fascínio em qualquer Engenheiro...

Woah... The guy pushing the train at 1:14 is hardcore.

I just came because this is that awesome.

Esto es fanstastico me gusto .. el transporte ferroviario es lo MEJORRRRR.. jeje

Nota-se Overpelt fica na Bélgica. Perfeito. Trens é um dos mais eficaz, econômicos meio de transporte tanto para carga como de passageiro. BR no passado havia muito trens, hj infelizmente as concessionárias não "permitiam" mais que isso ocorresse. Um vagão de trem de carga, tira 7 caminhões da estrada. Melhoraria as condições da estrada, acidentes com caminhões por mostoristas usarem medicamentos para manter acordado, diminuiriam e muitas outras citações. Perfeito esta construção de ferrovia

If the apocalypse ever happens…this monster will survive.

WONDERFUL!!

No Brasil precisaria ter uma máquina dessa para cada estado, assim voltariamos a ver trens no país todo. Colocaríamos os bandidos que estão vivendo às nossas custas na cadeia para construir as estradas. Seria bom demais!

That is amazing!!! Looks like it would be so much safer for the workers.

That's like the badass way to build the tracks. Or should I say "Building the tracks in style, eh? "

Excellent machine, any of these conditions would have to come to South America?

That was fantastic.

Bonjour formidable ce que l'homme peut faire de bien. Ça compense pour tout se qu'ils fait de mal.

i want one of those. big thingy that make choo-choo track. seriosly now... that was awesome

Heel mooie video!

We need that machine in South America

Sensacional... é disso que precisamos no Brasil

They didnt show the bit where they stretch the rail so as to prevent it from buckling in heat.

that is amazing. thanks to the poster!

é a melhor mecânica do mundo............

what a lot of work! impressive! :)

Man that is awesome!

Très interessant !

@ Plasser & Theurer aktuellTV - Interesting reports from the world of track maintenance combined with international news.

That's just amazing ! thanks

Human Ingenuity displayed clearly here!!!

Amazing! Perfect ! This is what Brazil needs, progress, man working and linking Brazil fm North to South, and so on.... Parem de votar em Ladrões,.... Acorda Brasil, Wake up Brazil ! :-)

這不是在德國，是在比利時東北方接近荷蘭邊境的城市 Overpelt，這段鐵路工程影片是拍攝通往附近Mol城市的建造過程。比利時北方講荷蘭文，所說明才是荷蘭文。

i work on the HOBC in england. the one at 2.58 onwards.

Thx for sharing!

I guess it's time to retire that famous old song "I've been workin' on the rail road".

Essa nem Barão de Mauá com sua estrada de ferro no ano de 1854 imaginava...

IMPRESSIONANTE !!!