Product update: SPECIAL TRACKWORK

摘要

Progressive Railroading last month reached out to a sampling of suppliers of special trackwork to share information on some of their newest products and systems - from partial flange bearing turnouts and crossings to insulated rail joints and more. Emailed responses from six suppliers follow.Atlantic Track Atlantic Track's Partial Range Bearing (PFB) turnouts feature a newly redesigned boltless adjustable U-69 guard rail that offers "a greater degree of safety at time of installation and lower maintenance/' said John McDonald, Atlantic Track's railroad division vice president.PFB turnouts - which have been installed and are performing well in heavy-haul applications - also extend life cycle, and promote roadbed stability and vertical load reduction at the point of frog, extending benefits to below the tie, he said.