RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION
RailPros provides a variety of track inspection services to public agencies and freight railroads nationwide. Our seasoned inspection personnel is uniquely qualified, with an average of 25 years of railroad experience. They possess solid, practical, real-world understanding of how railroad track is constructed, maintained, and inspected in accordance with contract documents, engineering standards, and FRA regulations. Our inspectors are trained to identify immediate issues and provide detailed direction to address non-compliance, as well as to observe any potential impacts to future operational requirements. RailPros has extensive experience conducting projects under live railroad traffic without impacting service and providing improved flexibility in operations.
Rail Inspection and Assessment Services
Most recently, RailPros was asked to perform an independent inspection and assessment of all installed rail for all New York MTA East Side Access (ESA) projects. The RailPros team reviewed prior reports, studies, and methodologies prepared by others; performed a physical inspection, walking all eight miles of ESA track; conducted a data-focused, quantitative independent assessment of the track inspection data, including current site-specific environmental conditions of ESA trackage; and provided our findings and recommendations for the replacement of discrete sections of rail prior to commencement of revenue service.
Prior to that assignment, MTA had requested that RailPros provide staff to conduct daily track and hy-rail vehicle inspections on an around-the-clock basis to verify ESA contractor vehicle safety and compliance and to troubleshoot issues with damage being caused to special trackwork. RailPros’ track experts quickly identified the root causes of the problems experienced and recommended corrective actions, completing what MTA had envisioned to be a multi-month assignment in just under three weeks.
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