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@zxzxzxzxzxxz Says:
U stole hyce video idea and made views. Coincidence ur video was posted like a week after his.
@debdeepmajumder9136 Says:
Brilliant content,it looked intuitive when started to learn about thermal strain that the connection of the sleeper and rails did not have slotted hole,but dropped the idea due to lack of better evidence anywhere else...this video is a Gem to satisfy that logic.
@Alpha-Alpha Says:
can you try keep your video under 20min
@BarryOlson-g4t Says:
Great information. But as an Inch-and- feet guy, I have problems visualizing detention. Would it be possible to show the conversions? Thank you.
@gauraprabhashana3386 Says:
Love it ❤
@ADHDGarage-q1m Says:
The 818 is still ugly
@QlimaxxxQlimaxxx Says:
watching this on my oled QD screen. i really like how you manage the exposure of the scenes. its beautifull
@aigretbenoit Says:
I bet they don't have any dei hires
@rusty7699 Says:
We do flash butt welding.
We have an 80000# truck with a 480v generator equipped.
It is more prevalent than termite welding. But it's still used near switches, crossings and diamonds, whereever we can't get our welder head. Generally about 3 feet of headroom.
@julianmrgl9568 Says:
Honest to god inspired me to make my chemistry finals presentation about thermite
@magpaf2436 Says:
Great video
@michealmorrow1481 Says:
How long till we get to the lead? Wow, only 25 minutes.
@skupper672 Says:
Great footage. Fascinating!
@TimBeauBennett Says:
0:39 correction, the sound of railroads is Wooo Wooo
@HairToThePie Says:
And its crazy that YouTubers make more than the people actually putting in the work for the infrastructure.
@JessHull Says:
I just want to hear that guy say "ta-tak -ta-tak ta-tak -tatak-tatak" on loop for 10 hours.
@steambom3350 Says:
Slight correction; jointed rail is still used, but mostly by smaller railroads called shortlines. They usually run on older routes with rails that can be over 100 years old sometimes, and run at slower speeds than larger freight railroads. This allows them to better tolerate the pitch-and-roll motion caused often by jointed rail. Museum railroads like the Strasburg Railroad also use jointed rail for authenticity's sake, in addition to running older equipment like steam locomotives and wooden passenger cars. So the classic "clickety-clack" is still heard from time to time, especially when a train passes over a switch (which is how trains change tracks).
@howtoguy17 Says:
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@psuengineer84 Says:
My brain most days...."PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE, PL/AE..."
@yassine073t Says:
Thermite melts steel beams
@Duggie-fk3di Says:
*Funny thing:* Nature not only doesn't require expansion joints but has little use for railroads either. Given time it will eventually grow right over the whole shebang, leaving no trace there ever was a railway, expansion joints 'n' all. Seems a shame but there it is; no more visions of lovely trains and their romantic plumes of smoke; just fresh air - horrible !
@YouthfulPat Says:
17:50 racist ahh grinder 😭😭
@gamerbot47 Says:
11:06 *Mic drop*
@malvoliosf Says:
There are some people who have never rolled over one of that company’s joints: Cambodians.
The country of Cambodia only has two rail lines. One is only a mile long and made entirely of bamboo. The other is of conventional steel construction, but lacks any sort of rolling stock and so has never borne any passengers or cargo.
@li_tsz_fung Says:
"Better alternatives" is always the answer.
Start the plan of better alternatives than driving, fund it with the charge.
I don't feel like London public transport is doing that great though.
@RowanTANNER-m6n Says:
3:50 "all experiments were performed under the supervision of professionals with proper safety precautions" all while homeboy is using a torch with the ciggy still lit, God bless. ❤
@BramBiesiekierski Says:
Now do flash-but welding process.
@zStonedPenguin Says:
I didn't ride on any of their welds 😂
@philipfortygin7660 Says:
About the un-twisting of the rail, it seems they didn't show or explain it.... can anybody explain how this is done? Maybe some rail workers or knowledgeable people??
😅 I'm very curious to know who they are able to this and what kind of tool or... frame? they use to do this. Thank you!
@JohnWilliams-gy5yc Says:
Wait a minute 150 welds is plain 75 joints. How can you do 75 in just a night? Germans are insanely effient.
@halvorkjras904 Says:
This work is much more manual than I expected.
@Guy_Incognito118 Says:
3:55 the timing of saying "proper safety precautions" while showing a guy using a cutting torch with a cigarette in his mouth is underrated
@ExhaustedOwl Says:
I live in Australia, we have a fairly modern rail system, but even in cities like Melbourne they use the old-fashioned connections. Tbh, I like that the trains make that classic "clattering" sound.
@shazrael446 Says:
Does this video imply they didn't use ballast and sleepers and ballasts before and that is why big rails buckled? 25:30
@brw3079 Says:
My father witnessed a fire in a big sawmill in the mountains of the Oregon coast in the 1940s. He said the rails from the railroad siding curved up 2 meters into the air from the intense heat
@SuperWhizy Says:
This video failed to dispel my stereotype of German engineering discipline and excellence. Well done.
@AdalynCatyLive Says:
I did this for about a year with terrible pay. Back breaking daily work, really makes you appreciate the things that go on behind the scenes to keep a solid infrastructure going. ❤
@KiaraLIVE-e1g Says:
3:50 "all experiments were performed under the supervision of professionals with proper safety precautions" all while homeboy is using a torch with the ciggy still lit, God bless. 🧡
@olafgunther9401 Says:
Now the rail is ready to carry delayed trains for Deutsche Bahn again
@haydenrain6615 Says:
my town welded it's raillines in the early 2000's and.... the tracks buckled in the heat. not sure how they fixed it but it was a hell of a fuckup
@Jniorcast Says:
What kind of glass is that at 10:00 ?
@battlecruiserna Says:
don't they just lay rail on the hottest day or something
@davidalearmonth Says:
I am disappointed that you only talked about the higher neutral temperature right at the end.
@BruceMcHenry Says:
Thanks!
@Lidesig Says:
But NYC subways still uses these old rail with gaps...
@rodmackinnon2995 Says:
I'm just curious, this all seems so elaborate and resource-intense. What are the issues with electric arc welding or Tungsten inert? perhaps a fully automated car that does the job, aligns, welds, grinds, and so on? I know arc welding temperatures can be intense but, this was hellish too. even incorporate a tempering process.
@wags9777 Says:
That rail had a skew on it like it was from home depot
@WoahGeeWow Says:
that dude blasting a cig
@Ed-ty1kr Says:
FYI .... If a cigarette is not hanging out of your mouth, you are not doing it right.
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