TRACK 101: How does track work? (Including many often-missed things!)

The next installment of the Railroad 101 series! In this video, we talk about the important parts of railroad track, how they work together, how they are measured, and how track itself is measured, classified, and it's types. This is an important fundamental level course as a primer for upcoming signals and interlockings videos :) 0:00 intro 0:40 Basic track components 2:48 Rail basics 3:30 Rail lengths & weights 6:19 Ties & appurtenances 11:55 Rail fitment 14:52 Grade & Ballast - 491 shoving the track story 20:00 Measurements - Gauge 25:38 Measurements - Gradient 27:55 Measurements - Superelevation 31:52 Measurements - Curves 35:00 Types of track 39:11 FRA classes of track 43:53 Recap 48:47 Outro