Saw that machine at work awhile back. It is followed by another hopper type rail car that vibrates the rock in between the ties. Really interesting to watch.
Most of that quickly-laid track had to be rebuilt within a few years. So, yeah, 4 guys may have laid the initial track, but it took a full gang to fix their mess.
Remember, the train companies were getting 'free' land from the government based on how much track they laid. That's why, at the end, both lines shoot north until the Government called them on it.
So much for gandy dancers building the railroads..
ReplyDeleteMy exact thought.
DeleteYou ought to look up videos of the ballast tamping machines they have.
DeleteCrazy. But that's what you get when employees are expensive and machines not so much.
Cool and a strong message about thinking human workers are not replaceable.........
ReplyDeleteSaw that machine at work awhile back. It is followed by another hopper type rail car that vibrates the rock in between the ties. Really interesting to watch.
ReplyDeleteQuite the rail layer. And they say it will take billions to lay a high speed track
ReplyDeleteIn California. A private company, Brightlines, is doing it in Florida right now.
DeleteI like the track laying scene in Blazing Saddles better.
ReplyDeleteHorses!?! Send over a couple of n words :)
DeleteBlazing Saddles was my first thought too... then I realized "OH SHIT! They painted that machine BLACK!"
DeleteWe don't need any stinking human labor. With A.I. we won't need not design engineers either.
ReplyDeleteI guess there's no more lollygaggin' with those picks and shovels.
ReplyDeleteWhy peeple did that. It would be a hoot if the Dutch invented it.
ReplyDeleteI have a book "The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869".
ReplyDeleteTimes surely have changed.
'Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869' by Stephen Ambrose. Is that the book?
DeleteTen miles of track laid in one day by four Irishmen. And the accomplishments of the Chinese drillers and blasters was also incredible.
Most of that quickly-laid track had to be rebuilt within a few years. So, yeah, 4 guys may have laid the initial track, but it took a full gang to fix their mess.
DeleteRemember, the train companies were getting 'free' land from the government based on how much track they laid. That's why, at the end, both lines shoot north until the Government called them on it.
Well wtf are all of Beijing Biden's border monkeys going to do now?!?! There's only so many roofs that need shingles!
ReplyDeleteLooks like quite a bit of maintenance needed to keep that expensive machine in tune.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention a skilled operator or three.