Ballast betterment

Suppliers continue their R&D efforts to provide improved ballast maintenance solutions.

A technical and commercial balancing act

For freight car truck components, total cost of ownership is far more important than initial cost.

For Miner Enterprises, 120 years

Miner Enterprises, one of the railroad industry’s longest-standing supply companies, in 2014 is celebrating 120 years in business.

The changing freight car landscape

A shifting traffic base is generating improved designs, and a building boom not seen in years.

Miner touts AggreGate outlets sale

Miner Enterprises Inc. said Thursday, June 12, 2014 that “a Class I railroad has selected Miner’s 5-foot manual AggreGate® outlets for 54 new ballast cars currently being built by FreightCar America, Inc.” Miner did not identify the end-use customer.

Precision Placement

Today’s ballast distribution technology ensures that aggregate is perfectly placed. Track maintainers are aware of the role well-placed ballast has on track structure. Having too much can be just as detrimental as too little, which is why companies that perform ballast distribution rely on state-of-the-art technology to unload ballast with precision.