Extreme Trains – The Coal Train
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En spændende udsendelse om en af de store kulbaner i USA, der kører gennem den berømte “Horse shoe”- kurve. Udsendelsen indeholder også dele om sporvedligehold og hjuludskiftning på 5 minutter..
Matt joins the coal train hauling a priceless cargo of coal through Pennsylvania from mine to power plant. Getting the train, which weighs 1,400 tons when full, over the Allegheny mountains can be quite a challenge. Matt pitches in with the crew as they load up the train and learns how the Nazis tried to blow the tracks during World War II
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_guBAryvToo&feature=relmfu
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