Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad announced that it will enter into a contract with Ensco Inc. to design, build and deliver a track inspection vehicle. It will use innovative laser, optical and inertial sensor systems to analyze the condition of the rail and track infrastructure, alerting Metro-North to any track anomalies.
The track geometry vehicle will be a diesel powered rail car filled with advanced machinery that measures track geometry, gauge, alignment, cross-level, surface, alignment, speed, twist and warp at one-foot intervals to regulatory standards.
Metro-North has previously relied on third party contractors to operate their inspection vehicles on tracks during off hours and provide the railroad with data feedback.
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