NTC New Track Construction Machine

Harsco Rail has long been recognized in the industry as a leader in the design and manufacture of new track construction & renewal systems. Since the late 1970's, Harsco Rail has been meeting the requirements of the railroads to provide a better and faster way to handle the job of major track construction programs. We are pleased to offer our latest new track construction machine, Model NTC.

This machine installs new track on a previously prepared roadbed in a continuous operation.

The unit consists of a truss frame, supported at one end by a specially modified flatcar running on the newly laid track, and at the other end, by a non-powered crawler running on the roadbed.

The truss frame contains a conveyor system for carrying the crossties down to the tie laying mechanism which places the crossties on the roadbed at a precise and predetermined spacing.

A self-propelled gantry, requiring one operator, keeps the ties supplied to the conveyor systems. The tie handling cars are equipped with auxiliary rails which form a continuous running rail for the gantry. Pivoting extensions between the cars allow the gantry to operate on curves. After being deposited by the gantry, the ties move via the conveyor system to the tie drop area.

Rail, which has been previously distributed along the roadbed, is threaded through guides located at the rear of the tow unit. It is then guided inward to a gauging station.

Final placing of the rail on the new ties is controlled by an operator who guides the rail onto the tie seat. He is also responsible for the proper alignment of the track.

Clipping is carried out by a Nipper-Clipper mechanism located near the rear of the machine.