RAIL

The land in and around rail operations is very convenient for utility owners and providers to use, since it remains outside of the public realm. However, when maintenance and repairs need to be carried out, it creates a unique working scenario that requires special considerations. Vacuum excavation equipment can be equipped with high-rail kits to gain access more efficiently to project areas on rail and the same safe-digging practices apply with either high-pressure water, or air, used to expose underground infrastructure without damage, or a need to disturb much of the actual site where work needs to be done. Having the right equipment for rail maintenance means you need less equipment, and less people working on these types of projects, which makes everything safe and efficient.

The most effective control to put in place for work on rail is to allow for projects to be carried out at night during down times. Although this removes a lot of the concerns with public presence and commuter traffic flow it also adds a few obstacles that need to be managed for excavation work. When excavating on rail the spoils are generally considered contaminated and would require specialized disposal when almost all facilities would be closed. Our fleet is equipped with powerful dry vacs (or SE’s) which can not only dig like a hydrovac, they also keep spoils unaltered and dry, which means they can be stored on site or used as backfill. By eliminating the need for disposal, nighttime operations can generate huge cost savings for rial projects.