Railway Track & Structures - September 2007 - (Page 32) Choosing the best m/w machinery automatic tie plate insertion) and a new generation of hydraulic tools that keeps improving for our maintenance crews.” Team, which is made up of our Engineering Planning Team, Operations Service Product Design Team, Strategic Sourcing Group and Transportation. The goal is to enable engineering to achieve the track renewal programs on time and on budget, as well as meeting our customer objective of a scheduled railway. Speaking of a scheduled railway, this has certainly enhanced our ability to get on track at the prescribed start time. With the improved reliability of the equipment, we also clear on time. “There are a few areas that can further enhance our ability to meet our objectives and those are: more OEM support for technical training and troubleshooting machinery; portable turnout design to minimize track travel time and longer sidings to clear; and more readily removable machines for lower-density crews,” he added. CSXT’s Bagley said: “Track time availability is still the Number One headache. As we get the infrastructure in Cures for m/w headaches lower-priced category would be handoperated hydraulic tools such as spike pullers, hand tampers, spike drivers, wrenches, anchor applicators, etc.” “For UP, big ticket machinery we’d point to would include DynaCat tampers (continuous tampers with built-in stabilizers), Ballast Distribution Systems (one pass regulators), the TRT (concrete tie machine with induction rail heating) and the PLUS trains (GPS, volumecontrolled ballast unloading trains),” Domski noted. “Smaller machinery would include the CHB (crawler backhoe with undercutter attachments), Rail Lifts (one-man rail lifters with In changing times like these, what is your biggest m/w headache: track time, productivity, etc.? What kind of machine would you like to see from suppliers to help alleviate the problem? “Available track time continues to shrink while increases in train traffic require an increase in maintenance activity,” Upward of BNSF said. “The supply community can help by supplying the railways a product that maximizes productivity and does a quality job with a high degree of reliability.” “Presently, we feel that we have a handle on our track time based on our network and our capacity,” said Graham of CPR, “We would always like to have more time, but we have a great team of people in our Work Block Planning 7. A RAIL DRILL REVOLUTION. • NEW HONDA 4-STROKE GAS ENGINE • NEW QUILL FEED SPINDLE • NEW SINGLE STROKE FEED • NEW CLAMP SYSTEM • ONLY 45 LB., 22% LIGHTER Trak-Star ® RailBoss ™– our latest evolution of rail drills since we revolutionized rail drilling over ten years ago offers new features and improved ergonomics for faster rail changeouts. You’ll cut holes in standard rail in about 15 seconds with total time between holes at one minute. No pre-mixed gas with RailBoss’ powerful, quiet, 50cc engine which has an Oil Alert safety feature. High-torque gearing prevents bogTwister Cutters provide down in heat-treated rail. It’s safer with no exposed a cooler cut rotating parts when clamped to the rail. You’ll operate it and offer from a standing position with the extended handle and extended tool life in heatchange Twister ™ Cutters in seconds with Trak-Star’s treated rail. Quick Shank Tool Holding System. Join the revolution and ask for a demonstration. Call 866-245-3745. ™ Made in USA Hougen Manufacturing, Inc., P.O. Box 2005, Flint, MI 48501-2005 Toll Free: 866-245-3745 • Fax: 800-309-3299 • Hours: M-F 7A-7P EST E-mail: info@trak-star.com • Online: www.trak-star.com 32 Railway Track & Structures September 2007 www.rtands.com http://www.rtands.com
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