I used to build these at my last job. It just blows my mind to think how beautiful and shiny they are when they leave, and how terrible they look shortly after.
@WideWorldofTrains7 жыл бұрын
Cool, train stuff gets dirty
@glizzyman3956 Жыл бұрын
They look even better when they're dirty
@SuperAgentman0073 жыл бұрын
3:08 that tank probably take about a week to fill with that hose.
@AndreyNikolsky20043 жыл бұрын
Ого, как эта автомотриса LORAM шлифует рельсы, а как искры летят, крутяк🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😮😮😀
@goodeye037 жыл бұрын
Really cool video. I wonder if they figure out where they will run out and call ahead to the town for a refill..They can figure it out. Impressive machines, past one once on Amtrak and it was loud even in the car.
@hugelysexy70798 жыл бұрын
Just seen this amazing looking rig.It was parked out in front of our house by exit 70 between I-10 and hwy 90 in the Florida Panhandle.My Father-in-law has lived here by these tracks for 40 plus years and had never seen it before.Thanks for explaining what it does as we had no clue!
@WideWorldofTrains8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Bet your Father in law has seen lots of trains in all those years
@FrogandFlangeVideo2 жыл бұрын
Awesome closeups of that firestorm underneath the grinding units. James.
@MegaSnow1212 жыл бұрын
I have seen a smaller version on the light rail system in our area. They are cool to watch.
@SteveMikre442 жыл бұрын
Great look into the small aspects of the rail maintenance...
@kissfanbilly Жыл бұрын
When i was a volunteer firefighter. One of these called the station asking to get filled up. Took 2 trips with a 3,000 truck to do the job. Interesting experience for sure.
@supera13 Жыл бұрын
Saw one of these tonight while taking my puppy out. Live right nect to Missouri River Runner Amtrak tracks UP tracks through Missouri
@HighwayStuff7 жыл бұрын
That must take a long time to fill up. Thanks for the video. I only learned that these grinders exist yesterday and have been browsing videos of them. Watching it work is kind of like those "Most Satisfying" videos on KZbin. It is very satisfying to see the rails being ground and all those sparks flying.
@anton-th8yl Жыл бұрын
I operate one of these things, and it takes a whole 12 HR shift to fill up from our contractors when completely empty
@randomdude4402 жыл бұрын
The tanker must have been dehydrated
@paullindberg92302 жыл бұрын
Nice. catch. on that. Lorna. rail. grinding. setup
@donalddodson73652 жыл бұрын
I imagine they pre-determine where they refill water. Thought about some little town whose water bill goes up 30% when LORAM comes through town. 🤯
@brianleeper57372 жыл бұрын
It's actually against the law in most places to do what they did unless the water company has provided a meter for them to use when they connect to a fire hydrant. It's stealing water. And if I see anyone (other than the fire department) drawing water from a hydrant without the meter, I'll probably call the police on them.
@65bug5198 жыл бұрын
under heavy loads or high traffic the rails mushroom out and go flat with burrs on the edges, the Loram rail reprofiling system grinds off the burrs and puts the crown back on the rail top surface
@cmsracing9 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a before and after close up of the rail.
@RDC_Autosports3 жыл бұрын
it goes from square to rounded top and gets rid of any cracks that may lead to a broken rail, con only grind them so may times before ya gotta replace it
@elamonty2 жыл бұрын
I wish so much that they had properly unrolled and reroll that fire hose. It would make their life and the people using it after them so much easier. LOL
@gravelydon70728 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe that they haven't done like we did on the steam engine's tender. We installed a fitting to hook a fire hose up so that you didn't have to monitor it constantly. In their case, they should have a fill pipe on each side at a point where you can hook up from the ground.
@WideWorldofTrains8 жыл бұрын
+gravelydon You mean when they fill the tank?
@gravelydon70728 жыл бұрын
Yes. No need to drag a hose to the top of the tank. And as I've done it with 4" fire hoses with brass fittings, you want to keep them as close to the ground as possible. And keep the person on the ground.
@rearspeaker63648 жыл бұрын
all the planning and design of the rail grinder train an oops!!!---no water hose hookup!!!
@mayrasgarcia39037 жыл бұрын
gravelydon yyyyuu
@enofejuliet15857 жыл бұрын
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@robinroberts33352 жыл бұрын
DPU Alright. This is the coolest train next to firecracker day . If you see this train at night it’s fantastic to see Great shot 👍🏻 . Robin 6766 Ontario 🇨🇦
@Islander21122 жыл бұрын
Those guys have a tough job, and the Lorams are so LOUD! I hope they are paid well
@1956tmo7 жыл бұрын
Nice catch .... boy that thing really puts on a show of sparks and smoke.
@WideWorldofTrains7 жыл бұрын
Thanks ye sit does do that
@RAILTravelers6 жыл бұрын
Lovely capture my dear friend
@DogCatGang6 жыл бұрын
good video my friend, I enjoyed watching the video to the end! ❤❤❤ Thanks for sharing and see you soon! very like #
@johnsadventures67832 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many they have but one was sitting in Olathe KS Thanksgiving day. I had seen the same one or another one in Amarillo TX a couple weeks ago.
@jeffmech6002 жыл бұрын
Holy surface grinder from hell
@scotthayes59334 жыл бұрын
They need to make these in N-Scale!
@WideWorldofTrains4 жыл бұрын
That would be cool
@theodoregrimm21082 жыл бұрын
cool project
@amjkodaz6 жыл бұрын
Nice catch of the Loram, havent seen one in years
@WideWorldofTrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks glad you like it
@akshayaschannel88574 жыл бұрын
Mee too
@angeltherockstar64616 жыл бұрын
Wow, if i see the rail grinder, I might take a few step back because of the sparks
@telosfd8 жыл бұрын
Wow, never knew this procedure! Really iformative video.
@WideWorldofTrains8 жыл бұрын
+telosfd Thanks for watching, im glad you like it
@joseantoniofernandezsanche77957 жыл бұрын
ave trenes
@surendkumar74586 жыл бұрын
telosfd
@chahghg0 Жыл бұрын
i like this train
@samuelnelson1403 жыл бұрын
You're kidding. They ran the hose to to the hatch on the top of the water car ? There are connections at the lower frame to fill the cars. And you can fill all 3 water cars from multiple points on the machine. And you never 'run out of water'. Once you're down to 5000 gallons, you stop grinding.
@pennywise12815 жыл бұрын
No Water! No Power! No Fuel! No Diesel!
@debbiesuttle46198 ай бұрын
Never seen one of those before till know 😊
@WideWorldofTrains8 ай бұрын
They are fun to watch
@debbiesuttle46198 ай бұрын
@@WideWorldofTrains I say so I've never seen one till on wide world of trains
@axxojaxx25102 жыл бұрын
These are a source of infrasound, vibrations and sleepless nights for many million people due to causing a large amount of low-frequeny noise pollution.
@SuperAgentman0073 жыл бұрын
I wonder how long the grinding wheels last?
@jmyers98532 жыл бұрын
they should have a better water connection system. sort of primitive to have to climb up on top of the tank car
@RealJeep2 жыл бұрын
A multiple gazillion dollar piece of equipment that doesn't have a bottom fill connection? That's crazy! There's not even a safe way for the guy climbing the tank to get the hose in. I'm sure OSHA would love to see that.
@albertomartinez21102 жыл бұрын
There is at the bottom idk why they are going over the top.
@brianbooher73182 жыл бұрын
Osha want do shot osha is a d joke an a waste of tax paying people money
@ed777tx-edward82 жыл бұрын
That tank must hold about 7-8000 gallons?it’s bigger than an ordinary tank car they hold around 6,000 gallons? Nice video thank you.
@WideWorldofTrains2 жыл бұрын
A tanker that size is around 30000 gallons
@jessicalipphard15508 жыл бұрын
I recognized those trees before I read your name. Always good to see vids from home.
@WideWorldofTrains8 жыл бұрын
+Jessica Lipphard Thanks yes Dunkirk NY
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@NariNaraga226 жыл бұрын
Dude! Nice catch! I have never seen one in person but I would like to!
@WideWorldofTrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks they are cool to see especially at night. here is one I got at night kzbin.info/www/bejne/ram8p5mParSWg9k
1:28 that loked like a unstopable movie brake scene
@spoiler5395 жыл бұрын
This thing is gonna burn its wheels off one of these days... (NO PUN INTENDED)
@michaelking33273 жыл бұрын
the wheels you see are not the ones doing the grinding, the ones you see are just stabilizer wheels, the real grinders are in the boxes with the rubber flaps to contain the sparks.
@100kolej9 жыл бұрын
Excellent shots.
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
100% kolej Thanks appreciate that
@bearbon29 жыл бұрын
That's some high-speed grinding they're doing there. Must be just a periodic skim job.
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
+bearbon2 Yes they do it every year or so that I have seen
@Luis-ys7fi7 жыл бұрын
This machine is used to flatten the track in order to avoid derailment due to oxide dust
@TwistedLeftNut2 жыл бұрын
That must have been pure torture for your ears
@dereksmith86132 жыл бұрын
Does loram provide the crew or does each specific railroad, depending on location?
@WideWorldofTrains2 жыл бұрын
Both
@shnimmuc5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@HighDesertRonTrainsTrucks5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@jh9282 Жыл бұрын
Very awesome video!!! Just a couple questions……who owns the LORAM and how is it decided which company is going to do maintenance such as this on each run of track since it seems that all the different companies run on all the given track layouts in the country?
@arejay549 жыл бұрын
Cool catch! I just hope fire hoses don't give that much trouble when there's a fire.
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
arejay54 Thanks, yea lets hope not
@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi6 жыл бұрын
could they not move forward to the hydrant more and save a few hoses hahaha
@pedenrailfan2 жыл бұрын
Great video how many tanks did they have to fill? And how long does it take?
@williammain3247 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I cannot embed source URIs here, but UP suggests a tank car contains no more than 31,000 gallons and the color of the fire hydrant indicates the gallons per minute it can deliver. Green hydrants are up to 1,500 gallons per minute so…. 31,000 divided by 1,500 equals as little as 20 minutes and 40 seconds per train car not counting connection and disconnection.
@bennyringstrom77653 жыл бұрын
It must take hours to fill up that tank.??
@CookieEater-jg5dv4 жыл бұрын
This Train came to my Town
@CSXT-88884 жыл бұрын
Cookie, It’s Same, My Papa Saw One!
@jamesdupuis71253 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video from what I can tell the white hose is 1.75in line how ever I could be mistaken
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
That's probably right since it's from a tanker truck, there is no hydrants within several hundred feet I believe
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
Thanks James I'm glad you enjoyed it
@Tegar.1216 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@WideWorldofTrains6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ApproachMedium7 жыл бұрын
Nice catch! Those tankers must take hours to fill up
@sahabuddinshek74866 жыл бұрын
Approach Medium
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Approach Medium
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@papubhai90566 жыл бұрын
Approach Medium
@stavinaircaeruleum22756 жыл бұрын
So uh...okay. if they just kept going, and there was no risk of fire, would dry-grinding possibly damage the track/equipment?
@JUNIORAV5 жыл бұрын
good video 😄😄😄👍
@WideWorldofTrains5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@leojansson2317 жыл бұрын
What do a rail grinder to the rails?
@DavidWright-yn9bi4 жыл бұрын
Where's the fire suppression foam at? It's surely not coming from the city water hydrant.
@WideWorldofTrains4 жыл бұрын
They use water
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@waynescaller1103 жыл бұрын
What is a rail grinder used for?
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
To smooth out and flatten the rail surface
@E-man53752 жыл бұрын
To prevent ware and tear
@HarryPotter-nc6yl4 жыл бұрын
Water in ok, but where is fire suppressant foam? guys cheated?
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@oldmainrailfanningtrack58966 жыл бұрын
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@ErikVince5 жыл бұрын
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@CaptainJustice1669 жыл бұрын
Great catch!!!
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
Captain Justice Thanks appreciate that
@CaptainJustice1669 жыл бұрын
No prob!
@molot_vepr_30896 жыл бұрын
This may be a stupid question but, What are grinders?
@jed-henrywitkowski64706 жыл бұрын
What are they doing to the tracks?
@WideWorldofTrains6 жыл бұрын
Making the track smoother for a better ride and less wear on the wheels
@lathamarea14373 жыл бұрын
how many gallons does it hold..?
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
A tanker like that is roughly 30,000 gallons
@angryrick23306 жыл бұрын
So is the grinding controlled by the guy in the very front? How does he know when to pull each grinder up at a crossing? Sorry if these are dumb questions, still learning.
@davidchristie40086 жыл бұрын
Christopher Greany there are “Vistas”, if I remember correctly on the name, on the front of train and rear of caboose. They are lasers that read each rail and determine the grinding needs. There are 8 grinding motors per carriage (4 motors on each side of each carriage). The grinding stones are circular at about 6” thick weighing about 35-40 pounds. Think of a thick 40 pound doughnut. The driver flips a switch at crossings to make carriages “step” over. There are also individual switches for each carriage and each individual grinding motor. They can lift/lower individuals, groups and all depending on needs. They know where to lift based on counting cars that have passed over the crossing.
@robertpucci50195 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!
@ubogyi46562 жыл бұрын
Are they sparks come out of break and wheel drum ?
@WideWorldofTrains2 жыл бұрын
It's from the grinding wheel on the train that grinds down the rail
@nathanielbolden50535 жыл бұрын
Could that leader have an f40ph engine in it?...i say this because of the constant engine rev even at full stop!
@user-iw4lq3ur1c7 жыл бұрын
These trains are extremely loud
@WideWorldofTrains7 жыл бұрын
Yes they sure are
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@lukecorrigan41458 жыл бұрын
Nice
@kleiner8516 жыл бұрын
*Stops in the road* (RIP)
@johnhalstead50062 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much H2O that thing can hold?
@dimmacommunication2 жыл бұрын
100 tonnes roughly
@BlakeW6043 жыл бұрын
Here is my view
@magicalintel58674 жыл бұрын
I would've ate the fires that the cars made
@CSXT-88884 жыл бұрын
YOU’RE CRAZY!!!
@magicalintel58674 жыл бұрын
Lol
@nightmareinaction6298 жыл бұрын
may I ask why do they grind
@gravelydon70728 жыл бұрын
Wheels on steel rail tend to wear the rail profile to a shape where there is a square edge on the inside edge of a rail and a section of lip on the outside. While it is wearing the inside it also tends to wear them to a saw tooth pattern that increases the wheel wear. By grinding the rail smooth again and profiling it the rail can stay in place and be continue to be used. Otherwise it would have to be replaced or turned so that the outside becomes the inside. Gets multiple wears out of the same section of rail saving money.
@nightmareinaction6298 жыл бұрын
gravelydon ok thank you i dint know that
@gravelydon70728 жыл бұрын
You're welcome.
@rosajasso39977 жыл бұрын
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@RT-qd8yl7 жыл бұрын
They didn't put a meter on that hydrant.
@WideWorldofTrains7 жыл бұрын
No LOL but those were city workers that did the hookup so they probably had arrangments
@sofo21217 жыл бұрын
This Name sometimes we do this in Texas and those tanks hold 25000 gallons so the railroad company receive a bill for 25000 gal all depends how many thanks we have to fill before they leave they have to sign a purchase order so the city can bill to the railroad company that's the reason we don't use water meters
@trevormaxwell73986 жыл бұрын
I agree
@user-im9ch9oq6z9 жыл бұрын
Ну теперь я понял что это. Рельсы шлифует. Ха здорова.
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
Александр Морозов Thanks yes it makes the rail surface flatter and smoother, making them last longer
@ejsayler18 жыл бұрын
+Dunkirk NewYork actually they are not flat they are curved! kind of oval shaped on top,the grinder re-profiles the rail.
@BlakeW6043 жыл бұрын
2999 to go
@FrehleyFan39886 жыл бұрын
That thing has to be screaming loud, when the grinders are put down.
@WideWorldofTrains6 жыл бұрын
It does make some noise thanks for watching
@FrehleyFan39886 жыл бұрын
Anytime bro ✌
@paras41316 жыл бұрын
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@okaythen2508 жыл бұрын
Saw the grinder in puyallup Washington last night it's in my channel
@WideWorldofTrains8 жыл бұрын
Cool ill check it out
@rondaxen887 жыл бұрын
What do they do?
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@TrainsInRomania9 жыл бұрын
Ahamz, that`s a video!!
@WideWorldofTrains9 жыл бұрын
TrainsInRomania Thanks
@christineschroeder75174 жыл бұрын
Can someone please explain to me
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@SuperAgentman0073 жыл бұрын
4:04 One question who pays for the water?
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
I wondered that too, im guessing the Railroad payed the city based on the tank size
@scdevon3 жыл бұрын
@@WideWorldofTrains The crew probably reports to the city the amount of water usage on the honor system. That's a lot of water and it might cause a pressure drop to customers. Somebody from the city is probably in this video watching over anyway.
@WideWorldofTrains3 жыл бұрын
@@scdevon They were there manning the fire hydrant
@scdevon3 жыл бұрын
@@WideWorldofTrains Right. I thought so. Then there is traffic control to consider for the hose across the street, etc.