Broken rails, compromised track, and other tales Part 2 in Tales of the Jointed Track

I may have mentioned this in another entry, but the Railroads are required to ride the track every day for inspection. Maybe more, if a problem shows. An example would be a RED signal, with no train ahead. A signal maintainer, walks that section of track affecting the block, and finds a broken rail. The section is called and rail replaced.

a BNSF section truck, with HY-Railer equipment

A newer BNSF section truck. Hy-Rail equipped, with a rail on top.

A Santa Fe Ultrasonic rail detector

Newer Hy-Rail Truck

An old Rio Grande “Pop Car” , or what they called a track speeder. The track supervisor, is waiting, to make an inspection.

A BNSF Geometric Test Car

Last updated February 20, 2015