FINDING (AND FIXING) FAULTS

Two track maintenance methods, the Pandrol Panlogger which employs vibration technique to assess tie condition of wooden crossties and the Timbershield rod, which uses fused anhydrous boron inserted into a tie which dissolves and attacks decay and can preserve the wood for five years are discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Oliver, A C
• Publication Date: 1990-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 37
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 191
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boron; Inspection; Maintenance of way; Railroad tracks; Wood preservatives; Wood ties
• Old TRIS Terms: Track inspection; Track maintenance equipment; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492301
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM