![]() Two pressure-pump units dispense water up to 20,000 pounds-per-square-inch directly to the top of the rail. It consists of two 250-horsepower diesel-engine units mounted on a flat car with an operator-control cab. ![]() The AquaTrack system has been in use by NJ TRANSIT since October 2003. ![]() He said the AquaTracks will run for the next several weeks, until all of the leaves are off the trees. He was quick to add “if we notice that a particular spot on the railroad is experiencing that slippery rail we can deploy one of these Aqua Track machines specifically there to clean that up.” He explained that “the AquaTrack machines are operating twice a day, during the middle of the day and overnight when train traffic is reduced and the Aqua Track machines can go out and patrol the railroad.” Smith noted if the oily substance is not removed “the wheels on the train can slip, preventing the train from going the proper speed, and when the train isn’t going at the speed it’s scheduled to, that can cause delays by slowing it down going from one station to the next.” Running day and night
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