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cars are needed. In addition to the Rail Unloader, a newly-developed end car for railtrains will be available. This car will have remote-controlled, hydraulically-operated bulkhead doors. In addition to the doors, two arms raise and lower with guide roller attachments, which move to the level of rails to be unloaded from the railtrain and guide the rails into the power rollers on the Herzog Rail Unloading Unit.” During the month of January, Herzog provided two MPM units to reconstruct block walls after a derailment in Littleton, Colo. According to Farris, this was the ﬁrst time the MPM was used to replace railroad walls and backﬁll with dirt material. Farris notes that Herzog’s equipment continues to be in demand and additional units are being built. He also noted ballast program budgets and demand for ballast car equipment continue to be steady. Knox Kershaw Inc. manufactures the KBR-850, KBR-875, KBR-885 and KBR925 ballast regulators for the North American MOW market. Knox Kershaw, president of Knox Kershaw Inc., notes that the company continues to improve its existing machines, its processes and its plant, including acquiring quality certiﬁcation AAR M1003. Kershaw also noted the addition of a Canadian sales and service representative, based in Ontario, to handle the 75 ma- Knox Kershaw chines the company has working in the country, up from zero a few years ago. Kershaw said the company is running at the same level of production as one year ago and he has heard from customers that maintenance budgets for ballast will remain approximately the same. “I don’t have the same backlog that I had last year at this time, but we think there will be additional work on transits because of the stimulus,” said Kershaw. “We don’t anticipate the railroads cutting track maintenance expenses too much because there are certain standards that need to be maintained. Since the railroads have less trafﬁc, they look to do the same work, but reduce cost because they have GREX’s Gate Sync in action deliverying ballast. longer work windows.” Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc., notes the current economic downturn has pushed the company more to deﬁne and quantify the value propositions for ballast maintenance offerings to ensure ballast maintenance budgets continue to increase. “We have seen an increase in demand for our RAILVAC™ and other ballast cleaning product lines as railroads realize the beneﬁts of utilizing these products to improve the track structure,” said Scott Loram www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures March 2009 33 http://www.rtands.com

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