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Re-railing an SD40-2.... - Steamtrains - 05-15-2010
Saw this at another forum....I thought it was something they'd need cranes, jacks, and so on to get done....
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Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - railroader9731 - 05-15-2010
Thats insane
Thanks for posting.
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - Catt - 05-15-2010
Those carmen made rerailing that big brute look like child's play. :mrgreen:
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - ngauger - 05-15-2010
Friend of mine has told me stories of re-railing a Loco... Neat to see how he use to do it on Conrail... He says the GG-1's were the all time worst to re-rail.
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - pennman - 05-16-2010
Thats a neat video! That almosts looks easier than changing a tire on a big truck.... I would have figured you would need a crane or some kind of jacks to rerail a loco.
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - eightyeightfan1 - 05-16-2010
That was a neat video.
Guess they don't issue re-railers with locos anymore.
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - Gary S - 05-16-2010
Gus, thanks for sharing that. It is some great footage. I am surprised that those boards and chunks od wood were strong enough to lift the loco - seems the weight would have just crushed the boards into splinters!
Re: Re-railing an SD40-2.... - doctorwayne - 05-17-2010
That's the same method that the Yard Services crews would use to re-rail locos and cars at the steel plant where I worked. The locos weren't as big or as heavy, but some of the cars could be. If there was room, a crane would be used to unload a hi-riser (slab car), although if the derailment was severe enough, the car probably would have unloaded itself.
(A typical load would be around 160 tons - the cars were modified steam loco tender beds, riding on six-wheel trucks.) For a torpedo car, though, loaded with hot metal, hardwood blocking and lots of sweat was the only route. 
Wayne