ICG UNDERCUTS TRACK, CLEANS BALLAST WITH BIG MACHINES

The Plasser ballast undercutter-cleaner excavates the ballast section with an undercutting chain that cuts a swath which can be adjusted between 12 ft 4 in to a maximum of 14 ft 6 in width at a depth ranging from 10 in to 17 in below the bottoms of the ties. The chain, 80 ft long, has wear-resistant fingers and scoops. It operates at a speed of about 6 ft per second and conveys the excavated material up a chute to a receiving hopper, which distributes it onto vibrating screens.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1975-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Maintenance of way; Track ballast
• Identifier Terms: Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
• Old TRIS Terms: Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129094
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 1976 12:00AM