On Thursday, August 21, 2014 11:34:09 PM UTC-4, pyotr filipivich wrote:
" on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 17:23:49 -0700

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On Thursday, August 21, 2014 3:13:37 AM UTC, pyotr filipivich wrote:

Probably easier to pull the spikes out of the plates, then cut the

rails in place.



If you happen to have a ball joist tool ( See Harbor Freight item 1740 )

you might try using it to pull the spikes. It and a 2 to 4 lb hammer might be able to get the spikes out with a single blow. So you might be able to get the rails free pretty rapidly. Knee pads would be a good thing if you try that.

I suspect that the railroads have (or had) tools which let them

pull the spikes "easily". With out having to crawl from tie to tie on
your knees.

Yeah, but that's if iggy wants to pay for the help like a normal person. Why re-invent the wheel?