Rail Blog
Yellow Cedar Rail Ties
These are an environmentally sensible alternative to traditional creosote Rail Ties. Yellow Cedar Rail Ties will “wear out” before they rot out, and these products hold the gauge very well (gauge is the ability to hold the rail spikes in position so the track stays consistent in width). They are not difficult to change out […]
Timber Bridge 14′ wide x 20′ long rated CL 625 Quick Deploy
Here is one of our quick deploy Timber Bridges, ready in 2 pieces 7′ wide and 20′ long with the curbs already in place, all completely built. The customer will build their own abutment, in this case using cement lock blocks on a gravel base. The excavator on site will lift the 2 halves and […]
Fabricated Timbers for Rail Posts (Cross Buck)
These are pre-drilled and shaped timbers ready for incising and treating and eventual painting to be used as Rail Crossing Posts. The holes are drilled to accept the Cross Buck
Curbs for a logging bridge
In the outback of British Columbia we have a lot of Forestry Road Bridges. Sometimes they are concrete reinforced panels. These panels have galvanized rods sticking out each side. To maximize driving surface (width) the holding blocks, riser blocks and curbs are mounted in a pattern on the outside edge of the panels. We pre-drill […]
New Wear Mats… on top of a bridge that is getting beat up with truck traffic
These 12″ x 48″ x 20′ Crane Mats were placed on top of a Bridge Deck for a wear surface. The bridge is in an industrial site and was getting beat up by constant heavy truck traffic. This will extend the life of the bridge deck by several years. Notice the special pop up lifting […]
Quick deploy Timber Bridge with CL-625 Highway rating
Check out this installation of a 14′ wide x 20′ long Timber Bridge, supplied in 2 pieces. The installation was accomplished with a bridled lift at the integral lifting plates, clevis’s are included, into the left and right position. The 2 pieces are placed together and lined up, then a 14′ rod slides through the […]
Trail Bridge
This is an isolated Timber Trail Bridge, not accessible with a crane or hiab truck. We shipped the customer the bridge completely in pieces, with a drawing, and they put it all together on site. They used an ATV with a timber wagon (wheels and crossbar) to “cart” the timbers to site. Everything was completed […]
Pedestrian Bridges – Assemble on Site Kit
This nice little bridge was installed on a “hike in” trail with no road access. We supplied the parts as a kit, all cut to size, supplied with an instruction drawing. Our customer used a Ute vehicle (ATV with long wagon) to get the parts to the site. These are engineered for maximum 3000 lbs […]
Rail Crossing Timbers
These are 6″ x 10″ Hem/Fir #2 and btr timbers which are being used by a Rail Service Company to install Crossings. The wedge shape is installed downward, with the 10″ face upwards. The wedge shape rests against a heavy rubber extrusion which is against the rail side. The rubber sets the spacing (rail wheels […]