|
|
Article: Machinery wish list: railroaders detail specific wants and needs in m/w machinery.
- Article from:
- Railway Track and Structures
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2003 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Gandy dancers have given way to microprocessor-controlled m/w machinery, but demands for productivity and safety are still there. In this survey, we asked several railroaders about their wants and needs in m/w machinery.
1. What do you see as the main factors that affect making a decision to buy a piece of m/w machinery?
BC Rail (Tim McMillan, director--track maintenance, for Norm Hooper, chief engineer) Like most North American regional railways, we have limited capital money for equipment purchases, so we are very careful to make sure that we are receiving maximum benefit. With a strong core fleet of tie and surface equipment, we have focused our ...