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Equipment & Materials Grade-crossing surfaces, communications and signaling equipment, fillers and housings Grade-crossing surfaces American Concrete Products Co., Inc.—Ameriflex Grade Crossings– Custom grade crossings manufactured in an Association of American Railroads M-1003-certified plant to meet any curve, turnout or special crossing requirement. American Concrete Products provides full customer service from field measuring, engineering, manufacturing, delivery and installation assistance. Since 1952, American Concrete has been the precast industry leader in providing cost-effective solutions to railroads. Phone: 402-331-5775. requiring no shims or headers. Crossings are manufactured to custom fit curves, turnouts, crossovers, concrete and steel ties and special flangeways. Crossings are manufactured to accommodate any size rail and are designed to be economical and durable. Phone: 800-527-5232. Guide diamond crossings, can be manufactured to meet project requirements. Century provides job-site consultation, cost analysis, design layout and installation assistance on all of its projects. Phone: 800-527-5232. A&K Railroad Materials, Inc.—Fulldepth rubber grade crossings are comprised of interlocking tongue and groove panels providing a continuous surface. The 100% rubber panels fit tightly to the rail and are impervious to salt, ice and moisture. No lag bolts are required, eliminating potential failure points. Fits rail sections 100 lb. and up on 8-ft, 6-in. or 9-ft ties on 18-in. centers. Will accommodate up to 23 degrees of curve. Panels can be modified to fit concrete ties. Phone: 800-453-8812. American Concrete Products Co., Inc.—A structural-steel-framed, test-proven, shunt-resistant, fulldepth concrete grade crossing for both wood and concrete ties is available. Pre-attached rubber flangeway filler is also available. Crossings are said to offer easy installation and removal for track maintenance, with excellent quality standards and service. Phone: 402-331-5775. American Concrete Products Co., Inc.—A full-depth structural-steelclad, 6,000-psi concrete grade crossing for concrete or wood ties. The patent-pending pre-attached flangeway filler provides easy installation and removal for maintenance. Crossings are manufactured in an Association of American Railroads M-1003-certified plant. The superior materials, workmanship and service provide a grade crossing that will meet every project requirement. Phone: 402-331-5775. Stella Jones/BPB Corp.—Durable oak timbers are used in the construction of the Solid Timber Panel Crossing. The field panels are 20 ins. wide, consisting of two 10-in. timbers with a flangeway clearance notch, which prevents crushing of the edge of the field panel. The gauge panels are 251⁄2 ins. wide, consisting of three 81⁄2-in. timbers. All panels are doweled together and pre-bored with countersunk holes for drive spikes or lag screws. Panels can be shipped with pre-attached filler blocks and beveled ends. Phone: 800-272-8437. Century Group Inc.—Custom-built, full-depth concrete grade crossings fit any curve up to 20+ degrees. Century’s experienced field representatives are available to field measure curved grade crossings and design custom-built panels to fit into the curve. Panels butt up to one another without the use of filler plates to eliminate gaps between panels. Century Precast offers on-site assistance for tie layout and panel installation. Phone: 800-527-5232. Century Group Inc.—Light rail transportation industry crossings: Century works closely with the client, identifying the grade-crossing challenges and providing cost-effective solutions. Century offers highway and pedestrian crossings to the light rail transit industry for both standard and custom track gauges. Grade-crossing panels can be manufactured with custom surfaces, coloring, lengths, widths and shapes. Light rail transit grade crossings include a high-resistivity flangeway filler manufactured to meet ADA specifications. Phone: 800-527-5232. Century Group Inc.—Custom turnout crossings are manufactured to meet specific job-site objectives. With more than 60 years of railroad construction and precast concrete experience, Century provides on-site consultation, design and layout to meet the clients’ project needs. After delivery, Century offers on-site installation assistance. Phone: 800-527-5232. Century Group Inc.—Custom crossing panels, from devil strip panels to Century Group Inc.—State-of-theart, full-depth concrete grade-crossing panels install directly on crossties, Century Group Inc.—Hi-Rail Access crossing panels manufactured to install in standard and non-standard-gauge tracks. The Century Hi-Rail Access crossing panels are custom manufactured to fit over third-rail restraint brackets and steel surrounds insulated www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures June 2008 27 http://www.rtands.com

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