Use of compact self-contained unit, key of which is Burro Model 40 crane-ditcher; crane digs and loads material into air-dump cars and also serves as propelling unit for outfit; 24-ft boom and 17 ft 6 in. dipperstick of Model 40 has with its 3/4-yd bucket, digging radius of 36 ft from center of track, capable of digging to depth of 4 ft 8 in. below top of rail; it is powered by 4-cyl General Motors diesel engine rated at 106 hp at 1400 rpm and 143 hp at 2000 rpm.
Missouri pacific ditches cuts with small crew
Ry Track Structures
Railway Track and Structures ; 58 , n 4
1962
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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