Products “Spark-Proof” Urethane Heavy-Duty Double Wheel Chock Aldon Company offers Spark-Proof Urethane Wheel Chocks, which are designed specifically for tank cars and other freight cars loading or unloading hazardous materials, and where a spark from a steel wheel chock could ignite dust or fumes. “Urethane is truly the miracle material, combining great resistance to loads with the ability to compress to half of its thickness and then spring back to its original shape,” Aldon says. “Urethane will not degrade from corrosive materials and most chemicals.” Spark-Proof Urethane Wheel Chocks are tough enough to block a tank car, but resilient enough that the car can be pulled over the chock by a locomotive without derailing. No more trying to yank free a steel chock that is stuck under a wheel. When it’s time to move, just pull the car over the chock and retrieve the chock later. The Spark-Proof chock was successfully tested at TTCI and then at a short line railroad. Features: • 4 inches high, ideal for chocking locomotives. • Available in exposed rail or flush rail version. • Handles are 24 inches long. When installed on flush rail, the handles are 1.5 inches above the pavement for easy grasping. • Weight: 9 pounds. For further information contact: e-rail@aldonco.com.
Automatic Cutter Alignment System For Stanray Underfloor Wheel Truing Machine The new ACA (Automatic Cutter Alignment) system for the Stanray Underfloor Wheel Truing Machine improves railroad wheel shop safety and extends the life of rail vehicle wheelsets. The system automatically aligns the milling cutters to the ideal cutting position, limiting the amount of metal being removed from the wheel during wheel truing. A properly reprofiled wheel also decreases the chance for wheel flange climb derailments. The easily calibrated system’s repeatability decreases the need for the operator to be under the vehicle during the wheel truing process and limits operator error. The ACA is available as optional equipment for all new Stanray wheel truing machines. It can be retrofitted to existing machines equipped with a Power Cutter Alignment. Information: www.Smtgroup.com.
Atlas Copco Modern Air Compressor Solution Atlas Copco, among the largest air compressor manufacturers in the world, has a plug-and-play solution for old OEM air compressors on GE DASH 8 and 9 locomotives. The design has an interface box that requires minimal work to be done to the locomotive to accommodate the new compressor. The compressor itself is compact, lightweight, efficient and has a low life-cycle cost. For more information, contact Jim Donohue, jim.donohue@us.atlascopco.com.
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Railway Age
August 2016