The road bed was raised 13 inches to accommodate the new high speed
rail line between St. Louis, MO and Chicago, IL.
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Isn't that video of a European rail replacement operation?
It looks European to me also.
That's a pretty standard track laying train here in Europe. The particular one in the video is marked for the Belgian State Railway company.
Originally Posted by N.Q.D.Y.:
That's a pretty standard track laying train here in Europe. The particular one in the video is marked for the Belgian State Railway company.
I thought so, and thanks for the confirmation. That video has been posted here on the OGR Forums, many times before. Plus, it really has nothing to do with the original poster's comment about the road bed being raise 13 inches for the new "high speed" Amtrak service between Chicago and St Louis, when it eventually begins.
For anyone interested in the track laying machine, here is a link to the Plasser & Theurer website. There are some good details, pictures and video of their range of machines.
Is this video a HSR line? Seems like standard speed rail.
Here is some track that is definitely not high-speed--'cause it's in India:
(warning, extreme lack of safety equipment you're used to seeing)
Noteworthy is the use of the new welded rail as temporary track for track cranes (with double flanged wheels) to run back and forth ferrying track panels to and from the train supplying the new track. Interestingly enough the panel track is mostly for spacing the (concrete) ties--once those are down, workers knock out the Pandrol clips, push over the sectional rail, and push the welded rail in its place. How they keep the ribbonrail upright/in gauge while the track cranes are running about on it isn't explained, though.
---PCJ
