[Leica] R3 Rail Gang part 1

[Sonny Carter]

Yeah, I was guessing with that propane.  I.ve seen them use the mold boxes
to do the thermite and thought maybe they had automated it somehow for this
mechanical wonder.

Regards,

Sonny
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On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:47 AM CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
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> I think they use thermite at the shop for the quarter-mile lengths they
> take to the site. They use a arc (?) welder on a special truck (frame #9
> and more later) when they connect the longer sections
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> > On Jan 2, 2020, at 7:57 AM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
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> > I think they are thermite welding the joints
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