Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2203 Danger! Rail Breakage?
"Train conductor, all the train doors are closed."

"The power and firepower systems are all fine."

On train DS-1, Xiao Hu, in carriage number 3, picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the security personnel at the rear of the train, asking:

"How is the overall vehicle sealing checked?"

"Train conductor, no problem."

"Is there anything wrong with the goods?"

"No problem, I checked it twice already."

"Okay." Xiao Hu returned to his seat and contacted the train driver, Wei Chuan:
"Wei Chuan, start the train, let's go!"

"Yes!"

After completing a series of adjustments, Wei Chuan, in the driver's cab, made an announcement over the loudspeaker:

"Passengers on DS-1, please fasten your seatbelts. The train will depart in two minutes. For your safety..."

Two minutes later.

The alloy frame outside the train was lowered, isolating it from the outside world.

The train moved slowly.

Clang, clang, clang~
Wei Chuan accelerated the train to its maximum speed, and when the city gate was less than 1 kilometer away, it suddenly opened.

da da da da~
On the city wall of the buffer city, the combat personnel immediately began clearing out the zombies.

Shoot down the zombies outside the city gates to reduce their entry onto the train tracks and prevent them from causing problems for the trains leaving the city.

To reach the final stop of the train from outside the city, one must pass through three checkpoints to ensure that zombies from outside cannot enter the outskirts of the city via this train track.

Clang, clang—

After rapidly increasing its speed to 40 kilometers per hour, the train departed from the Edge City station.

Rumbling--

The train's entrance and exit gates slammed shut.

Some zombies were crushed alive under the gate, turned into a bloody pulp.

The train crashed into a horde of zombies outside the city.

Da da da da da da——

The close-in weapon system in front of the train was firing tens of thousands of rounds per minute at the zombies around the tracks.

The zombie horde also rushed towards the train because of the noise it made.

The train is always at its most dangerous when entering or leaving the city.

The giant triangular cone-shaped anti-impact plate at the very front, like a plow, was ploughing towards the horde of zombies.

Piles of zombie corpses were pushed to both sides of the railway tracks by this giant triangular cone.

This giant impact plate, in some ways like the front bucket of a bulldozer, can clear away the zombies on the track to a certain extent.

Powered by the immense force of the train, the mountain of zombie corpses in front of it could not stop it for even a second, and the train sped northward with unparalleled momentum.

And the speed is getting faster and faster.

Finally, the train's speed was increased to 80 kilometers per hour.

Even if a Vajra zombie crashes into it, the Vajra zombie will be knocked away by the crash barrier.

Ten minutes later, the train left the horde of zombies surrounding the large camphor tree.

Wei Chuan habitually checked the train's dashboard to make sure there were no problems with the train's systems.

The train he's driving now is different from the ones he used to drive; it's fully electric, and the loudest sound it makes while running is the collision of the wheels and axles with the rails.

After confirming that there were no problems with the train system, he contacted Xiao Hu using a communicator:
"Train conductor, after the collision, there are no problems with the overall train system."

"Okay." Xiao Hu was relieved.

He then immediately used the radio to contact headquarters and the oil city, reporting their current location and the status of the train.

After reporting, he contacted the No. 10 outpost, which was closest to the headquarters, and informed them that the train would arrive there in an hour.

The train would contact them in advance before each of the two stops to allow them to make the necessary preparations.

This includes the storage of materials, the movement of personnel, and the routine maintenance of train tracks.

Before the sea fog descends, the railway tracks between Dazhangshu and the oil city are inspected on foot every three days by the stationed staff, and sensors are installed.

Installing sensors in advance is a way to prepare for sea fog disasters.

Under the threat of sea fog, the risk is far too high for the stationed personnel to leave their post every three days and drive along the railway tracks to conduct inspections.

Zombies are everywhere, and no one can guarantee that they won't encounter a wave of zombies while on patrol.

Moreover, visibility is almost nonexistent under the sea fog, making it extremely dangerous even for them with infrared thermal imaging capabilities.

so.
The research institute, together with experts such as Shan Zimo who originally built the railway, developed an intelligent railway inspection solution.

1. To address the issue of rail breakage, they attach piezoelectric sensors to the rails. Once a crack appears in the rail, the sensor can detect it and automatically trigger an alarm when a certain threshold is reached, transmitting the alarm wirelessly to the nearest station.

2. To address the issues of loose track spikes and roadbed settlement, they place a track inspection vehicle every two days when trains are not passing by. The track inspection vehicle will sound an alarm when it detects a problem.

This is why trains need to contact the station in advance, to avoid the presence of track inspection vehicles on the tracks when the train is passing over them.

3. For major problems such as tunnel collapses or broken rails, they use military-grade drones to patrol the railway tracks daily.

Military-grade drones can fly much farther than civilian-grade drones and are equipped with infrared thermal imaging. As long as the flight speed is slow, there are basically no major problems.

The safety of railway tracks is of paramount importance; if a track breaks or other problems occur, the entire train could potentially overturn.

However, with the threat of sea fog and zombies, sending out personnel to risk their lives for patrols every day would inevitably result in a high casualty rate.

Therefore, this intelligent rail inspection solution reduced the need for on-site personnel to go out after the arrival of sea fog.

As for repairing the railway tracks
Currently, the research and development of robots in Dazhangshu is still ongoing, and they can only maintain them manually.

In other words, the inspection of railway tracks can be carried out remotely via intelligent control.

Once a problem is discovered with the rails, the stationed personnel will risk leaving their post to repair them.

At the same time that Xiao Hu and his group set off.

The No. 8 outpost on the railway line from Dazhangshu to the oil city.

Inside the small outpost, there are six display screens hanging on one wall.

These six displays provide a comprehensive view of the railway conditions within a 100-kilometer radius of the tracks.

Centered on post number eight, they are responsible for the railway line extending 50 kilometers to the north and 50 kilometers to the south.

Inside the station, some people were lying down sleeping, while others were working in shifts.

Radio operator Xiaosong took off his headset and said to Xie Fei, who was pacing back and forth, sipping tea:
"Stationmaster, the DS-1 train will arrive at our section of track in three hours."

Xie Fei nodded and looked at Liang Che, who was specifically responsible for inspecting the operation of the railway tracks, and asked:

"Old Liang, is there anything seriously wrong with the tracks?"

Liang Che shook his head and said:

"It's nothing serious, it's just..."

"Just what?" Xie Fei asked, taking a leisurely sip of tea.

Xie Fei was unaware that a problem had occurred.

After all, the tracks hadn't had any problems since the train started running. Liang Che's expression was somewhat grim as he pointed to screen number 1 and said:
"The rail at point 3 on the north side is about to reach the critical value. Once it reaches the critical value, the rail will break and an alarm will be triggered."

"???" Xie Fei was completely stunned.

He rushed over with a teacup in his hand and stared at display screen number 1 for a long time.

"How could this happen? Didn't we have a full range of tests yesterday? How could this suddenly happen?"

Liang Che replied with a wry smile:
"It's possible that a large number of zombies have trampled across the rails. I just looked into this section of the road, and it's right on the edge of a town. The surrounding area is relatively flat, so the probability of zombies passing through here is relatively high."

The rails have shrunk considerably due to the recent cold weather, and the trains themselves had already put pressure on them.
There could be many reasons, but this is the problem we're facing now.

As he spoke, Liang Che raised a question:
"Stationmaster, should we send a vehicle over for repairs?"

"Since no alarm has been triggered yet, the rails should still be able to withstand the train's movement, but it's also possible that the rails will break when the train passes by."

Xie Fei asked:

"If it breaks, tell me what the worst-case scenario would be?"

Liang Che swallowed hard and replied:

"It just so happens that this is the main load-bearing beam. If it were a secondary rail, it would just be a little loose and the train would shake."

However, this is the main load-bearing beam. If this rail breaks during train operation, it will cause the train body to deform, the wheels to lose their grip, and it could even overturn.

"Damn it!" Xie Fei cursed, his face extremely gloomy. After standing there for a moment in thought, he shouted to Xiao Song:

"Xiaosong, how much longer until the train arrives?"

"Two hours and fifty-five minutes."

Xie Fei nodded, then asked Duan Lin, the technical lead:

"Old Duan, the rail is cracked and needs repair. How long will it take, including the repair work, if we drive over?"

Duan Lin quickly calculated the time, and half a minute later he replied:
“The North 3 point is only 7 kilometers away from our station. Due to the sea fog disaster, we can’t drive too fast, at most 20 kilometers per hour. It will take about 23 minutes to drive there. As for repairs, we have ready-made main beam rails in our warehouse, and we can replace them in 20 minutes.”

"it is good!"

Xie Fei quickly began making arrangements:

"Old Duan, have the drone fly out again now, just to conduct a close-up reconnaissance of that area."

"Yes."

Xie Fei then looked at the radio communications officer, Xiao Song:
"We contacted the headquarters base and Xiao Hu, the train conductor of DS-1, and told them about the situation here. We also told them that our No. 8 outpost has dispatched a drone for inspection, and after the inspection is completed, we will drive it out for repairs!"

"Received!" Xiaosong knew that the situation was extremely urgent, so he immediately contacted the headquarters and Xiao Hu.

Orders soon came from headquarters, allowing them to go out and perform repairs!

the other side.

On the second floor of the outpost, Duan Lin instructed the drone operator to control the drone and fly it out of the outpost.

woo woo woo woo--

The drone appeared particularly small amidst the hazy sea fog.

"Stationmaster, Xiao Hu, the conductor of DS-1 train, wants to speak directly with you," Xiao Song said, taking off his headset and calling out to the anxious Xie Fei.

Xie Fei rushed over and took the headset.

"Hello, I am Xie Fei, the station chief of the No. 8 outpost."

sizzle-

"This is Xiao Hu, the person in charge of the DS-1 train. What's going on over there? How did the rail break? I notified you before the train departed. Didn't you conduct any inspections?"

Xiao Hu's tone was very impolite.

After all, if the railway inspection procedures were followed, this kind of thing wouldn't normally happen.

Xie Fei quickly explained:
"Train Captain Xiao Hu, we had already inspected the train using the intelligent system before it departed. The current issue of the rail pressure value reaching the critical point is a completely unexpected situation. We are still investigating the cause of the problem."

According to our technicians' analysis, it's possible that a large number of zombies trampled on it, or even that a giant zombie trampled it.
But regardless, now that the problem has occurred, we'll try to solve it, and after that, we'll investigate the cause.

After hearing what he said, Xiao Hu lost his temper.

"Okay, do you need me to help you slow down?"

Xie Fei glanced at the time and replied:
"We have already dispatched drones to scout the situation, and they should be back in about 30 minutes. If the situation is confirmed, it will only take us an hour to go out and make repairs."

It will take you more than two hours to get here, which should be enough time, but it would be even better if you could give us a little more time to allow for contingencies.

Xiao Hu asked directly, "How long will it take?"

"Give us an hour for now. The drone has flown over to scout the situation. If it finds a large number of zombies, our repair speed will likely be greatly affected. I'll contact you again then to see if we need to slow down the speed again," Xie Fei replied earnestly.

"Okay, contact me anytime if anything happens."

"clear."

More than 200 kilometers away, Xiao Hu frowned slightly.

The sea fog disaster only lasted ten days, how come the rails are already having problems?

That fucking
Xie Fei after contacting Xiao Hu.

Head to the rest area and wake up all the staff who are still resting.

"Everyone, there's a problem with the North No. 3 rail. We need to go out and repair it shortly!"

"Old Zhou, prepare two vehicles, as well as ammunition, food, and main beam rails. Get everything ready."

"Xiao Tan, Xiao Huang Niu, the six of you, put on your combat uniforms. We'll go out together later."

"Duan Lin, Zhang Zihao, and Xiaodong, the three of you in charge of technology, will be coming along later."

"Yes."

"Roger that!"

"understand!"

The expressions on everyone's faces varied, but there was a general sense of worry.

The train track from Dazhangshu to the oil city has been completed for some time now, and there haven't been any major problems.

Unexpectedly, since the sea fog disaster, the temperature has plummeted from the twenties to only two or three degrees.

Even the railway tracks had problems.

That's lucky.
Everyone busied themselves with their tasks.

Xie Fei found Liang Che and said, "Old Liang, I'll take everyone out later. You stay here with the rest of the men."

Liang Che was somewhat surprised. "Station Chief, are you going out yourself?"

"Yes, the safety of the rails is extremely important. It involves the personal safety of more than two thousand people on the train, as well as tens of thousands of tons of supplies. I must go out personally."

"You stay at the base, this place is in your hands. Also, keep in touch with headquarters and Train Captain Xiao Hu. I'll contact you if anything happens."

Liang Che nodded:

"Don't worry, stationmaster."

"Hmm." Xie Fei looked at the busy crowd, took a deep breath, and walked to the combat readiness room to find his combat uniform and change into it.

The entire outpost had a clear division of labor.

Xie Fei is the station chief of this small outpost with a staff of twenty.

Besides him, there were professional track operation inspectors, track maintenance technicians, communications personnel, and combat personnel.