After the Frost Descent, one can see the following phenomena when going out in the morning and evening: a layer of water droplets on the roof of cars downstairs, shoes getting wet when stepping on the grass, and even the balcony railings feeling sticky to the touch. Old people who get up early to ta...

The wooden tables and chairs on the family terrace are given a coat of oil in early spring and another one in autumn, which is a regular routine for many families. The oil brush is dipped generously, and after a few rounds, the wood becomes shiny and smooth, with water droplets unable to stay on its...

Recently, there's been a buzz in the railway industry. The passenger volume of the national railway in the first three quarters broke the record, heading towards the highest level in the same period in history. People are crowding onto the trains one after another, and the trains are moving forw...

Yards of the log mills are generally large. The yard was full of piles of wood. The piles were too high for people. A way was left between them. Forklifts could drive in and out. Outsiders looking at feel empty, so large place, on a few piles of the wood. In fact, it is not empty. This yard is used...

After being in this line of work for a long time, I can recognize a sleeper like an old acquaintance. I can tell the temperament of a piece of wood from its family just by touching and knocking it. Recently, a newcomer in the industry came to me and asked, "Master, why are the sleepers at the t...

Just before National Day, everyone around becomes busy. Those booking tickets set alarms to snatch them at the right time, for a delay means having to wait for half a day. Those who manage to get tickets cheer on the spot, while those who fail silently change their tickets. Travelers plan their itin...

A few days before Mid-Autumn Festival, the elderly in the family start preparing mooncakes. They mix the dough, adjust the filling, wrap it up, press it into the mold, and then knock it out after pressing it firmly with their palms. Only then is a mooncake fully formed. Whether the pattern is clear...

As soon as the door of the oil-immersed tank was opened, hot air gushed out, followed by a distinctive smell. The crane lifted a row of sleepers out of the tank and stacked them at the discharge outlet, each one shining black. To outsiders, this might seem like the work was done. However, no one in...

People who often ride on trains are impressed by the sleepers. They are laid neatly in long strips and look solid. When you came down the mine and saw the sleepers there in the aisle, maybe you had to take a nap: why is it two sizes smaller? Short head, short. It's inevitable that the first one...

Take a bottle of edible oil and put it in the refrigerator for a while. Then take it out and pour it into the bowl. It will become sticky, pour it slowly and hang on the wall. Change to the hot oil just from the top of the cooktop, the situation is completely different, the mobility is good, drillin...

An oil-immersed sleeper was lying on the line, black in color, looking nothing strange. Many people think it is wood soaked with oil, and the process is simple. I know it after a round in the workshop, from logs to sleepers that can go on the track, there must be several passes in the middle. The se...

When a freight train comes, dozens of tons of weight will fall on the rail first and then be transmitted down. You sit in the car and look out of the window, mostly just at the two bright rails, rarely looking down. In fact, how this force is finally dispersed depends on what is padded under the rai...

Sleeper changing is totally two concepts: working on open subgrade and working in tunnel.Nothing on the subgrade. When the machinery is driven to the front, a clamp will be used to pull out the old sleeper and insert the new one. The tamping machine will walk after it. It can push out hundreds of me...

I talked with a couple of old road maintenance workers and asked them what kind of sleeper they felt most relieved after working for so many years. The answer is the same: corrosion resistant wooden sleeper.No high-tech, no fancy, just an oil-soaked pine. But it's really down to earth.Pine wood...

People who are engaged in railway maintenance are somewhat ill at work - they want to touch wood and kick stones. I have no idea. I have to deal with sleepers and ballasts every day. After a long time, I have an inexplicable feeling for these things.Sleepers first. You can see it at a glance on the...