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Here's a construction process used in China for long pillar-supported track.[1] That's an useful machine.

I wonder, though, how much time is wasted slowly backing it up to the staging area to pick up each new beam section. Maybe they sometimes use a beam carrying machine to bring more beams to the erecting machine.

Japan seems to prefer to build at ground level outside of cities.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbaD2-2Ktwc




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