How a Rail is Changed on the Railroad

What we do to change a stick of rail. Plus you will see us pulling old rail out and
putting new rail back in with a grapple truck.

See also video on How to Drive Railroad Spikes:
   • Windmill Spiking and Driving Railroad...  

A stick of rail is 39 feet in length and a new stick of 132 pound rail weighs: 1716 pounds.
We have almost all 132 pound rail here with a very small amount of 136.
132 rail means it weighs 132 pounds per yard. Contractors in the video are
from GW Peoples located in 84 Pa.

Old used rail that is totally junk is scrapped, also rails that have a Sperry defect are
scrapped. Rail that is taken out with only a few/minor surface imperfections will be sold
to a RR contractor who will then use it for a siding, yard or spur track replacement or
for bridge guard rails at one of their other jobs. A Sperry rail is one in which the
ultrasonic rail testers have found an internal defect. It is an ethical no no to sell
a known Sperry rail for anything other than scrap.

Made November 05, 19 and December 02, 05, 2022

Disclaimer: I am an employee of Iron Synergy at Cumberland
Mine. My job is railroad track maintenance. I am very fortunate to
have this job and everyone at the mine is very fortunate to have
Iron Synergy as it's current owner. Our past owners had every
intention of shutting this mine down, but Iron Synergy took
over and have kept this mine alive.

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