For railroads to meet their revenue and growth objectives, it’s vital to maintain a high-performing infrastructure. Ensuring a firm foundation across the railroad system is paramount to protecting the performance of the track and the operational effectiveness of the railroad.
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What's in your ballast
3/3
2/3
fouling and fines
Rail Maintenance
1/3
Traffic (axle loads, mgt) and weather break down ballast causing it to degrade into fines that clog drainage and destabilize track.
Whats In Your Ballast?
Track Maintenance
Remove the fouled material before a critical amount collects in the crib and shoulders.
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What you can't see can cause damage, destabilized track, and lead to premature ballast replacement.
below the surface
Rail Maintenance
HP Shoulder Ballast Cleaner
Explore The Porduct
Digging Wheels
-Two independent wheels
-24 buckets per wheel
-Rotates at 9-12 RPM
-Excavate up to 20" below tie
-Excavate up to 36" from end of tie
-30" nominal bucket size
Scarifier
-Undercuts the tie ends
-Breaks up mud pockets and compated
ballast to restore drainage
-Creates path for gauge moisture to
flow out of ballast
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Front
MID
Back
Back
MID
Front
Separator
- 7'x20' vibrating separator utilitzed elliptial
throw
-Double screen deck
-Adjustable angle of 9° to 19°
Tie Plow and Regulators
-Move the ballast off end of the ties and
towards the area being regulated
-Grade the cleaned ballast to the preferred shoulder profile
Material Discharge
-The hopper hold and return reusable ballast to the
shoulder
-Doors on each side of machine are hydraulically
opened
-The swing conveyor discharges dirt and undersized,
non-reusable ballast to eaither side of the track
-Can discharge to a material car towed behind screen
car
Enhanced lateral resiliency and stiffness of track between 10-30%
Return on investment
A regular discipline of shoulder ballast cleaning with Loram prolongs ballast ife, reducing the frequency and cost of re-ballasting.
proven value
200%
Improved drainage that extends surfacing and undercutting cycles and reduces tamping needs up to 200%
35%
Improved track quality index by 35%
Over time rail trafic causes ballast to break down into fines.
Type of Ballast
Weather causes ballast errosion.
Weather and Climate
Poor drainage clogs ballast and causes fines to collect in the crib and shoulders.
Enviromental Elements
Common Deterioration Causes
Loram’s High Performance (HP) Shoulder Ballast Cleaner is the industry’s proven performer for heavy haul, freight and commuter railroads. The Loram HP Series leads the industry with superior value – measured as the best combination of production speed, depth of cut and quality of cleaning.
HP Shoulder Ballast Cleaner
Loram High Performance
Swing conveyor
Ballast Broom
Tie Plow & Regulator
Hopper
Digging wheels + scarifier
Machine
features
Industry leading 20" digging depth below the tie and 30" wide from the end of the tie. The Scarifier breaks up mud pockets and compacted ballast to restore drainage.
Digging Wheels + Scarifier
Digging wheels + scarifier
Newly cleaned ballast is returned to the track.
Hopper
Hopper
Moves ballast off the end of ties and grades the cleaned ballast to the preferred shoulder profile.
Tie Plow & Regulator
Tie Plow & Regulator
Rotating broom sweeps remaining material from the top of the tie.
Ballast Broom
Ballast Broom
Discharged dirt and undersized, non-reusable ballast to either side of the track up to 20' from center or discharge waste to a Material Handling Car.
Swing conveyor
Swing conveyor
Traffic and Axle Loads
Poor Drainage
Subgrade Quality
Contaminates
Engine
A Cab
Cross Conveyor
Load Conveyor 1
Load Conveyor 2
Hopper
Waste Conveyor
Regulator
B Cab
Ballast Broom
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Over time rail trafic causes ballast to break down into fines.
Over time rail trafic causes ballast to break down into fines.
Poor drainage clogs ballast and causes fines to collect in the crib and shoulders.
Over time rail trafic causes ballast to break down into fines.
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Tamping
Tamping & SBC
