Early in the morning, in the faint morning light.
The rescue train left the Turpan locomotive depot and stepped onto the newly laid railway track.
All around were unpacked road construction equipment.
Wooden sleepers, steel sleepers, fasteners, gauge rods, rail braces, hammers, picks, shovels... and other various road construction equipment are neatly placed on both sides of the rails.
There are also barracks and tents in the wasteland not far away.
The night before yesterday, the Corps suddenly received an order from its superiors.
The superiors considered that they had worked hard these days and could better devote themselves to their work only if they had a good rest, so they specially gave them a day off.
but.
Before the holiday, all equipment on the railway tracks must be cleaned, and there will be dedicated personnel to inspect it.
The railway soldiers had a rare day off. After breakfast, they planned to go to the county fifty miles away to buy toothbrushes, toothpaste and other daily necessities.
Hearing the roar of the train, they all ran out with bowls in hand to watch the fun.
It's not open to traffic yet, how can a train pass by?
Is the so-called rest meant to make way for this train?
Who are the people on the train?
The railway soldiers' eyes flashed with confusion.
In the confused eyes of the railway soldiers, the train traveled a certain distance and entered the mountain stream along the railway track.
The terrain in the mountains is steep and the tracks are undulating.
In the past, when it had hauled more than a dozen carriages, the power of the train was already insufficient, and driver Li Aiguo had to shovel coal along with Master Zheng.
but.
Now the locomotive only carries seven carriages.
Like a long-distance runner who has lost his weight, his body is full of strength and he is flying through the mountains at high speed.
"Comrade drivers, please pay attention. We found uninstalled slow moving lights ahead and we are about to enter the turning area."
Liu Qingquan retracted his head from the car window.
After receiving the report from co-driver Liu Qingquan, Li Aiguo pulled the gate and the train slowly slowed down.
The road construction work in the turning area was far less complete than before. After driving for a certain distance, Li Aiguo felt the train swaying from side to side.
This is caused by cracks in the bolt holes and welded joints of the rail joints, and the sleepers under the rails are displaced.
Before it is opened to traffic, if someone is sent to inspect it, they will definitely be able to inspect it and make repairs.
Cao Wenzhi, who was supposed to change his shift, was a little worried and came to the driver's building at this time.
Feeling the train shaking, he asked worriedly: "Patriot, how are you doing?"
"The problem shouldn't be serious. The shaking does not exceed the load-bearing value of the car body."
"It's okay."
The words just fell.
Peng!
The train shook violently and tipped to one side. Cao Wenzhi's head hit the window hard.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and retracted his body quickly, thus avoiding a competition with the window in terms of its hardness.
As an old train driver, Cao Wen knew this clearly.
On the rails under the train, the originally loose screws fell off due to the high-speed impact of the wheels, and one section of the rails was displaced.
The originally smooth rail suddenly bulged, and the high-speed rotating wheels hit the bulge, causing the train to sway violently.
He squatted on the ground, his face turned pale, and dense sweat dripped from his forehead.
The shaking will become larger and larger, eventually leading to a train derailment.
When the train is running at high speed, once it leaves the track, the driver's building at the front of the train will be crushed even if it is on flat ground.
What's more, the train is now running halfway up the mountain, with rugged rocks on both sides.
Liu Qingquan and Master Zheng both froze on the spot, their faces darkened, and their eyes were full of panic.
In the driver's cabin, the only two people who looked normal were Li Aiguo and Lao Mao.
The old cat stopped playing with the radio, sighed deeply, and turned to look at the furnace. The bright red flames were reflected in his eyes, dancing in the black pupils.
He seemed to see bright red faith.
Li Aiguo's expression did not change at all.
Because he had analyzed the height of the convex point of the rail through the vibration and violent noise of the rail.
Two centimeters. Just two centimeters.
The raised point is on the left wheel.
The train was passing through a right turn at this time, and the right wheel was already hanging in the air.
The only way to avoid derailment is.
"Old Zheng, light the fire!!"
"Give labor and management incentives!!"
Li Aiguo suddenly roared, waking up everyone in the driver's building.
They woke up from their daze and rushed to the hearth.
Lao Zheng stepped on the furnace door, picked up a big shovel, and filled the furnace with coal desperately.
At this time, there was no need to look out. The co-driver Liu Qingquan jumped out of the co-pilot's seat, picked up the auxiliary shovel, scooped up a lump of coal, and threw it in.
Even Cao Wenzhi and Lao Mao rushed to help.
There was no coal shovel, so they filled the furnace with coal.
The old cat's nails were hit by a sharp piece of coal, and blood flowed. He endured the pain and threw the blood-stained coal into the furnace.
They didn't know Li Aiguo's purpose or whether it was useful.
But at the moment of life and death, if you don't do something, you will have to wait for death.
With shovel after shovel, handful after handful of coal was filled into the furnace, and the flames in the furnace reached a height never seen before.
Black smoke emitted from the chimney at the front of the car, and the speedometer pointer climbed up little by little.
The train tilted more and more, and when you stretched out the window, you could touch the boulder next to it.
The ferocious markings on the boulders are clearly visible.
"Not enough, not enough, go faster!"
Li Aiguo's eyes were fixed on the speedometer, and his hands were tightly holding the brake valves on the front of the car and the compartment.
Seeing this scene, Cao Wenzhi was so shocked that the train speed now reached almost 80 kilometers per hour.
At such a high speed, if you apply sudden braking, the train will easily derail under the huge force of the carriage.
All train drivers know that when the train is heavily loaded, the brakes cannot be applied even if there are people standing on the track.
Doesn't Li Aiguo know this?
Cao Wenzhi was just about to speak.
The train swayed violently again, and this time the sway was even greater. Liu Qingquan was thrown out, and his head hit the furnace, with blood dripping down.
Cao Wenzhi gave a wry smile. The train was about to derail anyway. What's the harm in derailing again?
These thoughts passed quickly. He picked up Liu Qingquan's coal shovel and shoveled coal into the furnace with all his strength.
"Ninety, one hundred."
Li Aiguo calculated the speed of the train, the weight of the train, the roll angle of the train and the deflection angle of the wheels.
Pull the brake valve on the front of the car sharply.
The brake air duct delivers compressed air to each auxiliary air cylinder to apply pressure to the brake shoes, forcing the brake shoes to hug the moving wheels and force the locomotive to brake. The wheels and rails rub violently, causing bursts of sparks and a harsh sound.
The speeding carriage behind rushed towards the front of the car under the influence of inertia.
After a violent collision, the carriage turned up high.
Only the brake head?
This did not change the tilt of the train. Cao Wenzhi's thoughts were still lingering.
Li Aiguo suddenly released the brake door on the front of the car and pulled up the brake door on the carriage.
Different from the air supply brake at the front of the car, the cabin brake uses exhaust brake.
The gate releases air pressure extremely quickly, and the decompressed air cylinder recovers, pushing the brake shoes to hold the wheels.
At this moment, Li Aiguo once again pulled the brake valve on the front of the car.
The car that had just landed on the rails decelerated violently, and the front of the car moved slightly due to the drag of the car.
The inclination angle of the car was actually reduced due to the difference in braking strength between the two times.
Just like a rope, in the process of being pulled by two forces, it will deviate from its original position.
Could it be that Li Aiguo wanted to use the locomotive and the carriage to exert force on each other during the braking process to get the train back on the track!
Cao Wenzhi couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
As an experienced train driver with millions of miles on his hands, he knew this, but he had never thought that he could do this.
Because the timing of the two valve pulls is really critical and difficult to grasp.
Once there is an error in the timing of the two brakes, the train will lose control and eventually crash and kill people.
Therefore, in the driver's manual, the locomotive depot regulations strictly prohibit drivers from using large gates and small gates interchangeably.
Li Aiguo actually used this prohibited method to prepare to save the train that was about to overturn.
Cao Wenzhi came to his senses, and immediately picked up the coal and filled it into the furnace with all his strength.
Liu Qingquan, Master Zheng and Lao Mao didn't know how Li Aiguo did it, but they could clearly feel that the inclination angle of the carriage had become smaller.
Seeing hope, I shoveled the coal with more energy.
The only thing they can do now is to add some power to the train and reduce the pressure on Li Aiguo.
As Li Aiguo operated the valve again and again, the inclination angle of the train gradually decreased.
...The little white rabbit was knocked down by a piece of watermelon.
You can’t eat watermelon on a rainy day…you must learn your lesson!
I can't stand it today.
I'll go to the hospital for an intravenous drip later.
This is the only chapter left.
Forgive me.
(End of chapter)
