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Two years ago MOW equpment was working on the branch near my house, which was abandoned in 1997. They ran a passenger train this summer on those tracks[:p], so back then the equpment was replacing ties. I might not get all the names right. <br /> There is a ballast remover. It removes ballast on the side of ties and launches all the rocks farther away from the tracks, so you can see the ends of ties. You dont want be near that thing while its working[B)]. Then, some weird little machine removes spikes from the tracks, and loosens ties in ballast. I should say all those machines come in a convoy, one right after another. Next machine grabs one end of a tie, lifts the rail slighlty and pulls the tie out. The tie is then placed on the ground next to tracks. Next, the fre***ies that have already been placed on the ground a day or so earlier are inserted the same way the old ties were taken out. Then spikes are reinserted. The track is then inspected by railroad workers with big hammers[:)], and all missing spikes are driven into the tie. The old rusty spikes are just left laying around. <br /> Ok, im done. <br />Good Nite, everyone[|)]
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