Nice catch, Paul. And your "wooah!" made me laugh. :-)
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Great catch! As an heavy equipment operator myself I have been in this predicament before. Wooah! Yep, that pretty much sums up the feeling!
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There is a tremendous amount of weight on that lead tractor. Just look at the front tire on that machine it alomost looks like it is flat. It looks as though Naperville will have to detour around that crossing for one more day.
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Thanks Jim!
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Thats interesting. I notice that there are chains wrapped around the head of the rail, something Network Rail outlawed in the UK some considerable time ago as it can damage and propergate flaws and defects in the rail head. Not a problem on scrap rail but that rail is new!
Not to mention the real risk of crippling that new rail trough inapropriate handling methods. A strange choice in machinery there.
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Notice the Caterpillar machine next to it just waiting patiently for all the huffing and puffing to end so it can get back to work. Great catch!!
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Tug, if you look closely the chain is not tight with the "CAT Machine" either because it snapped or wasn't attached and the Deere machine is fighting a much greater leverage pull down as a result. Paul, do you know if the chain on the "CAT" snapped just before you took this shot? It does seem like a rough way to handle new track too. Nice catch.
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No chains broke on either tractor.
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Rich, no chains broke. In fact, if you look closely, the other chain is still on and laying loose on top of a tie.
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