Steel wheels on steel rails is a great way to move a lot of freight, but those wheels better be circular! From time to time, wheels must be changed out due to defects, particularity for flat spots. Usually the result of the car being dragged with the brakes still applied, the spots are cause for concern as they can do damage to track and lead to wheel failures.
For this two-bay covered hopper, a wheel impact detector, a high-tech piece of wayside defect detection, caught it leaving Chicago thumping along. So when the car arrived at the Wisconsin & Southern's Janesville yard, it was kicked to the repair track for a new set of wheels.
Watch as the carmen show off the wheel replacement process to the next generation of railroaders from Michigan Technological University's Railroad Engineering and Activities Club (REAC).
How are railcar trucks connected to the cars? What parts make up a truck? How do they swap out wheels? All of those questions and more in this 504th episode of the Thornapple River Rail Series.
NOTE: this film was taken and published with the permission of the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. All individuals on the tour wore proper PPE and had authorization to be on property — the WSOR and TRRS remind all to NEVER TRESPASS on the railroad. It's dangerous, it's illegal, and it makes the job much more stressful. Don't do it!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: They forgot the cotter pin in the brakes!
A: We know. They did it after filming finished as part of doing the rest of the brake hook-ups
Q: They forgot to put the brakes back in!
A: Same as before, this was done after. It is best to install the brake shoes after the car has been put back down and reloaded the truck, otherwise stuff will not line up quite right. Everything will have to be adjusted for the new wheel treads anyway.
Q: Did anybody see that graffiti on the car behind the camera?
A: Everybody saw it.
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Amazing Modern Suspension Bridge Construction Technology. Incredible Construction Equipment Machines
Удивительная современная технология строительства подвесных мостов.
— Невероятная Строительная Техника Машины Современная Технология
The Osman Gazi suspension bridge is the jewel in the crown of the Gebze-Orhangazi-Ismir motorway. With a main span of 1,550m, it's the fourth-longest suspension bridge in the world, second in Europe, and the longest bridge in Turkey
Rails thermite welding — Eruptions, melt squeezing and grinding [4K]
Rails welding by aluminothermic process on the Serbian Railways. The video shows three weldings and the complete process of welding work.
The most interesting sequences are eruptions of burning thermit, squeezing of glowing, liquid metal and finishing rail grinding.
The complete process includes:
— Leveling of rails to be welded;
— Preparing the mold;
— Sticking mold cavities;
— Preparing fireplaces (fire and eruption caldron);
— Thermite eruptions;
— Liquid ironing;
— Squeezing melted iron and molds;
— Breaking surplus materials of iron and molds;
— Rails grinding and
— Finishing work process, preparing rails and tracks for test drive…
Recording locations:
— Railway station Rakovica;
— Kosutnjak, Belgrade
РЖД ПОЕЗД УФА-НОВЫЙ-УРЕНГОЙ. КАК КОРМЯТ В ВАГОНЕ-РЕСТОРАНЕ ПОЕЗДА. МЕНЮ ВАГОНА РЕСТОРАНА.
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