Setting a Brand New Hi Rail Truck on Track for the First Time

See how to set a Hi Rail Truck on track. This is the first time this brand new truck has ever been on the rails. We gonna load some bridge approach timbers on the truck before we set it on track. Bridge approach timbers are 10 feet in length. There are typically 4 to 5 of those long timbers just before and just after the bridge before the regular ties are started. That longer length helps hold track surface up to the bridge grade because as they are longer you can tamp more ballast under the ends of the timbers. Link to watch the video on the 7 1/2 inches of the rail head blew out in that crossing is here: Later in the video we’ll show you how to set up 2 rails so they can be Thermite Welded. Here’s a link to watch a video on a Thermite Weld they did in a different location: Some folks spell them as hyrail in fact the rail gear inspection sticker on this tru