On a stretch of track near his company’s offices on Long Dr. in Golfcrest, along Holmes Rd. at Scott St., Snapstream founder and CEO Rakesh Agrawal catches this rail-riding machine in action, yanking and replacing railroad ties underneath itself.
- Machine that replaces railroad ties (video) [Rakesh Agrawal’s Blog]
Where the heck is old John Henry when we need him?
Very interesting. I bet that machine puts 25 guys out of work.
I guess Chinese immigrants aren’t as cheap as they used to be.
That is cool – so powerful and focused, it reminds me of my boxer/terrier mix when she was a puppy. I could have rented her out as a post-hole digger.
But WAIT! aren’t Inmates were supposed to do that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=025QQwTwzdU
It did put 25 men out of work …. not to mention the loss of a musical tradition.
Anyone have a line on where to get the old cross ties in the Houston area?