Thursday, June 18, 2015

Heavy Equipment

Andy | Thursday, June 18, 2015 | Best Blogger Tips

I am guessing you have seen many power shovels before. This one is a little different than ones you are used to seeing. Look between the treads (tracks) and you will see special equipment for riding on railway tracks. It is a John Deere Railavator. Used in many maintenance applications including undercutting, pulling rail, cutting brush, craning, tamping ties, or just digging and trenching.

15 comments:

  1. Billy Blue EyesThursday, June 18, 2015 5:10:00 AM

    Lot of them round where I live at the moment, they are upgrading the railway

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  2. Stefan JanssonThursday, June 18, 2015 5:57:00 AM

    I will see them often from next week when traffic closes on the railway line near me. A second track is under construction.

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  3. KateThursday, June 18, 2015 6:41:00 AM

    Thanks for pointing out the special features of this equipment. If I had even noticed, it would not have meant anything to me since I am totally unfamiliar with this kind of machine. When my son was a toddler, I spent many hours watching construction from the sidelines.

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  4. EG CameraGirlThursday, June 18, 2015 8:34:00 AM

    Makes me wonder what the workers are doing there in Pickering!

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    1. AndyThursday, June 18, 2015 4:45:00 PM

      The main CN rail line between Toronto and Montreal is located at the top of embankment. Lots of freight and Via trains pass through Pickering.

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  5. Betsy BrockThursday, June 18, 2015 8:57:00 AM

    Very cool! And I learned something new!

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  6. SharonThursday, June 18, 2015 9:22:00 AM

    I've never seen one like that before. Thanks for pointing it out.

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  7. RedPatThursday, June 18, 2015 11:04:00 AM

    I sometimes see pickup trucks with those wheels underneath.

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  8. WayneThursday, June 18, 2015 11:43:00 AM

    That's a new one to me and I love snooping around heavy equipment.

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  9. William KendallThursday, June 18, 2015 3:40:00 PM

    A detail most people would have missed!

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  10. Brian KingThursday, June 18, 2015 7:23:00 PM

    Very cool! I've never seen one designed for the rail!

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  11. MichelleThursday, June 18, 2015 9:26:00 PM

    Interesting...don't think I've seen one before.

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  12. JackThursday, June 18, 2015 9:36:00 PM

    I would not have noticed that. (I am trying to see something clever about the Lexus sign, but I am missing it . . . )

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  13. orvokkiFriday, June 19, 2015 3:46:00 AM

    I can see many power shovels here, too, and I always think they are all the same, but only different sizes. hih
    Hugs

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  14. Taken For GrantedFriday, June 19, 2015 12:21:00 PM

    These backhoes are amazing machines. I was just sent a short video of an operator using the arm to place the machine into a full RR gondola car so he could unload it. Haven't seen one with RR wheels between the tracks, but it doesn't surprise me.

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