The track loader delivers a powerful response to derailments and excels at MOW and disaster response projects
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Caterpillar® Track Loader
A key component of Hulcher Services' derailment response service is the Caterpillar® track loader.
Hulcher has Caterpillar® track loaders stationed at most of its divisions around the United States. Our fleet includes the Caterpillar® 977 track loader and the Caterpillar® 973 track loader.
The track loader is used for Mechanical / Railroad Services, Track Maintenance / Maintenance of Way / Engineering Services and Disaster Response.
Hulcher's track loader is customized for work in railroad environments. Hulcher's track loaders have also been fitted with a rear winch to provide towing capability of 60 tons or more, increasing their ability to respond to any derailment situation.
In addition, the track loader's 4-in-1 bucket (pictured right) operates as a standard bucket, a dozer blade / leveler, a clamshell (or grab) and a bottom dump. This allows the track loader to:
- Move wheels, truck parts, rail, ties, car parts.
- Provides assistance at derailment sites for clearing/rerailing railcars.
- Clear trees, grade the right-of-way, build roads, build containment berms, build right-of-way, and perform site remediation and restoration.
- Perform demolition of structures .
Some services our Caterpillar® track loaders are used for include:
- loading, unloading and installing track panel
- installing diamonds, retarders and switches
- performing grade stabilization
- trenching, culvert or ditch work
- railroad crossing construction
- derailment support
- demolition of structures
- Fuel and oil storage tank services
- Environmental remediation work
- Emergency environmental response
- flood response clean-up
- Snow removal
- post-spill clean-up services
- transportation / relocation
Track Loaders can be deployed independently or in conjunction with other Hulcher equipment, like the excavator, wheel loader, sideboom and dozer.
The track loaders are maintained through Hulcher’s Preventative Mechanical Maintenance Program. This multi-layered, proactive system of inspections and servicing that ensures our track loaders are trustworthy and ready to go to work when you need them.
Anyone who has worked with railroad contractors knows that the most important part of a track loader is the operator. Hulcher’s operators are railroad specialists. They have received training in railroad applications, are current in safety and security certification requirements for all Class I railroads, and have spent years perfecting their craft in maintenance-of-way environments.With their extensive railroad experience, our operators can work seemlessly with your rail gangs.
Hulcher's Caterpillar® track loader provides a powerful solution for clearing derailments, and supports engineering and disaster response projects as well. When your project calls for professional track loader support, call Hulcher at 800-637-5471.
FEATURED CATERPILLAR® TRACK LOADER PROJECTS
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Case Study - Hulcher Services Provides Disaster Response for Railroad's Tornado Damage Following a series of devastating tornados, one railroad found that nine miles of its track were buried in debris. A local neighborhood and large forest were torn apart by the storms, resulting in wreckage on the tracks as high as 20 feet. This debris made it impossible for rail crews to reach a badly damaged trestle bridge on this stretch. The railroad needed an experienced disaster response contractor to clear the track while coordinating with local emergency officials and the area’s residents. |
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Case Study - Hulcher Provides Disaster Response to Simultaneous Major Flood Events Record snowfalls and spring rains resulted in major flooding throughout North Dakota. Much of the state was declared a disaster area. At the same time, a separate flood event devastated several midwest states. Railroads, local governments and industry needed a contractor with extensive, national resources, including trained crews and a fleet of heavy equipment, to respond to both flood events. |
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Case Study - Grade Stabilization Project Restores Safety, Speed to Saturated Right-of-Way The railroad had a serious problem with soil saturation in various spots along a 150-mile stretch of their track across one Midwestern state. Without sufficient drainage, rain water saturated the soil under and around the rails, destabilizing the track to potentially dangerous levels. As a result the railroad was forced to reduce their trains’ speeds in this area to as little as 10 mph. In addition, the poor drainage problem began to impact neighboring farm lands, increasing the urgency for an immediate and permanent solution. |
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Case Study - Hulcher Services Rehabilitates Containment System for Two Million-Gallon Above Ground Storage Tanks ASTs The railroad identified that its containment system for two one-million gallon Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) used for diesel storage was out of compliance. They needed the installation of a new GCL liner and cover system, along with improvements to the storm water drainage collection and removal system inside the dike. |
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Case Study - Hulcher Services Removes Three Diesel and Lube Oil Above-ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) From Railyard A railroad’s environmental group wanted three diesel and lube oil above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) at their storage yard to be removed. While the 63,000 gallon ASTs were no longer in use, they were still connected to fueling stations. The group also wanted the tanks’ retaining wall to be demolished to open the space for future use. |
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Case Study - Emergency Response and Remediation Resolves Major Hazardous Material Spill Following a major spill, a mass evacuation of the area was ordered as a result of the various materials involved. The customer needed an experienced emergency response / environmental contractor who could clean up the spill and restore the site. |
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Case Study - Hulcher Sidebooms, Track Loaders Moves 170 Ton Industrial Dredge With Precision An aggregate company was ending its lease of a sand pit and needed to relocate its large industrial dredge to another pit approximately one mile away. They needed a company with the hardware capable of safely moving this 340,000 lb., 90’ x 20’ piece of equipment over land. |
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