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Article: CN acquires state-of-the-art track geometry vehicle.(INDUSTRY TODAY)
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- Railway Track and Structures
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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CN accepted delivery of a new track geometry vehicle for the electronic inspection of track curvature, alignment and cross-level of rail lines across its network. The state-of-the-art, self-propelled vehicle is bi-directional and supplements CN's high-tech TEST (Track Evaluation System) car for gathering continuous, real-time printed reports on track condition. CN engineering forces use the reports to address any track irregularities and to plan long-term rail replacement programs.
In a first for CN, the new vehicle, custom-built for CN by Gateway Rail Services Inc. of Madison, Ill., with a geometry system produced by ENSCO Inc. of Falls Church, Va., is equipped ...