Railway Track & Structures - August 2008 - (Page 27) equipment such as tie handlers, brush cutters and scrap material handlers.” Keller of MRL points to surfacing equipment, hydraulic grinders, hammers, etc. “Rail welding machines (mobile flash butt) may offer the most benefit,” Drake of Norfolk Southern said. “They provide a means to eliminate jointrelated maintenance, improve track structural integrity and are highly productive when compared with other welding methods. Lower-priced machines such as spike pullers, tie cranes and hydraulic tools are still key to our operations. Scorpion cars used in loading and unloading equipment have also provided a much-safer environment along with their reliability.” “On the large side, we bought a production undercutter late last year, we will soon take delivery of a third Plasser 09-3X along with a Ballast Distribution System and we continue to purchase Continuous Action Photo courtesy Harsco Track Technologies Tampers with Stabilizers,” Union Pacific’s Domski noted. “On the smaller side, we replace obsolete tie and rail gang equipment to keep our gangs running smoothly. On the smallest side, we are seeking to make our maintenance people more efficient by purchasing the best small equipment and tools, including rail stretchers, small clipping machines, tieboring machines, drills and similar sized equipment.” Cures for m/w headaches In changing times like these, what is your biggest m/w headache: track time, productivity, etc.? What kind of machine or features would you like to see from suppliers to help alleviate the problem? “Our biggest operational headache is shrinking work windows,” Amtrak’s Falkenstein said. “Improved machinery cycle times for surfacing and tie equip- 6. www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures August 2008 27 http://www.unitracrail.com http://www.unitracrail.com http://www.rtands.com
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