Kershaw Ballast Regulator in Talkeetna
(June 2000)
Photo courtesy of John Combs
Ballast regulators perform several functions.
First, they can reclaim ballast disturbed by tie renewals prior to track
surfacing operations. Secondly, they perform precision ballast dressing
and final brooming of the track. The 10-foot wide hydraulically-articulated,
directional front plow can plow out, pull in, or transfer material in a
single pass while traveling in either direction. Side-mounted ballast boxes
reclaim excess material from the shoulder and distribute it uniformly,
as needed, for track surfacing.
The ballast regulator leaves a properly shaped, smoothly
broomed ballast section with tie tops clean and cribs fully filled to assure
stability, make inspection easier, and enhance track appearance. The rear-mounted
ballast broom features 18" long-life sweeps that give a clean sweep of
the ballast across the entire broom width. Rotation of the hydraulically-driven
broom can be easily reversed for brooming in either travel direction or
to move excess material away from road crossings, switches, etc.
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| Number |
Type |
Size |
Status (as of 6/6/01) |
| BR-11 |
Kershaw |
40000lbs |
Serviceable |
| BR-14 |
Kershaw |
46500lbs |
Out of Service |
| BR-16 |
Kershaw |
40000lbs |
Serviceable |
| BR-17 |
Kershaw |
49000lbs |
Out of Service |
| BR-18 |
Kershaw |
49000lbs |
Serviceable |
| BR-19 |
Kershaw |
49000lbs |
Serviceable |
| BR-20 |
Kershaw |
37000lbs |
Out of Service |