Post by wvengineer on Dec 29, 2022 13:23:05 GMT
Okay, not quite that impressive, but they are piloting using lasers to clean tracks.
Wet leaves on rails can cause a train to loose traction. Back when I worked for the scenic railroad, fall was an interesting time. That was our peak ridership season, but leaves on the track regularly caused problems. ON some occasions where the train could not get up the hill due to wheel slipping, we would have to stop, set the brakes on the passenger cars, decouple the locomotive and then run it up again to sand the tracks so it could get traction pulling the rest of the cars.
The Long Island Railroad in New York is trying a new approach. They are outfitting engines with lasers that can burn off leave as the trail goes that way they don't cause a loss of traction.
getpocket.com/explore/item/choo-choo-pew-pew-how-a-new-york-railroad-uses-scorching-lasers-to-stay-on-schedule?utm
Wet leaves on rails can cause a train to loose traction. Back when I worked for the scenic railroad, fall was an interesting time. That was our peak ridership season, but leaves on the track regularly caused problems. ON some occasions where the train could not get up the hill due to wheel slipping, we would have to stop, set the brakes on the passenger cars, decouple the locomotive and then run it up again to sand the tracks so it could get traction pulling the rest of the cars.
The Long Island Railroad in New York is trying a new approach. They are outfitting engines with lasers that can burn off leave as the trail goes that way they don't cause a loss of traction.
getpocket.com/explore/item/choo-choo-pew-pew-how-a-new-york-railroad-uses-scorching-lasers-to-stay-on-schedule?utm
