IN THIS SECTION:
Heavy Equipment

• Caterpillar® Excavator / Track Hoe
• Caterpillar® Sideboom
• Caterpillar® Track Loader
• Caterpillar® Wheel Loader
• Caterpillar® Backhoe
• Dump Truck
• Backhoe / Dump Truck Combo
• Hi-Rail Rotary Dump Truck
• Hi-Rail Crane
• Caterpillar® Dozer
• Caterpillar® Telehandler
• Grader

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Industries Hulcher Serves:

• Railroads
• Passenger Railroads
• Coal Mining
• Steel Industry
• Frac Sand
• General Industry
• Trucking / Intermodal
• Environmental Consultants
• Grain
• Ethanol

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Heavy Equipment

Railroad contractor services frequently require heavy lifting, and Hulcher Services maintains an international fleet of heavy equipment to handle the toughest jobs.

 

Hulcher's heavy equipment is used for Mechanical / Railroad Services, Track Maintenance / Maintenance of Way / Engineering Services, Environmental Services, Transfer / Load Adjustment Services, Maintenance Services, Positive Train Control and Disaster Response.

 

Hulcher's heavy equipment includes:

• Caterpillar® Excavator / Track Hoe
• Caterpillar® Sideboom
• Caterpillar® Track Loader
• Caterpillar® Wheel Loader
• Caterpillar® Backhoe
• Dump Truck
• Backhoe / Dump Truck Combo
• Hi-Rail Rotary Dump Truck
• Hi-Rail Crane
• Caterpillar® Dozer
• Caterpillar® Telehandler
• Grader

Hulcher equipment and crews can deploy within one hour of your call, any time day or night. Our 24/7/365 call center and strategically-positioned divisions ensure that we can respond to wherever you need us.

 

Our heavy equipment is maintained through Hulcher’s Preventative Mechanical Maintenance Program. This multi-layered, proactive system of inspections and servicing that ensures our equipment is trustworthy and ready to go to work when you need it. Each piece of heavy equipment has its own dedicated tractor/ trailer unit to ensure it can deploy when needed.

 

Anyone who has worked with railroad contractors knows that the most important part of any piece of heavy equipment is the person who is operating it. Hulcher’s operators are railroad specialists. They have received training in railroad applications, are current in safety and security certification requirements for all Class I railroads, and have spent years perfecting their craft in maintenance-of-way environments.With their extensive railroad experience, our operators can work seemlessly with your rail gangs, or independently.

 

For your heavy equipment project to be successful, you need quality equipment, maintained to be reliable and operated by experienced railroad contractor professionals. When your heavy equipment project calls for equipment that is properly equipped, expertly operated and available when you need it, call Hulcher at 800-637-5471.

 

 

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FEATURED HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROJECTS

Case Study - Railroad Crossing Construction A chronic problem for one Midwestern community was the old and worn-out railroad crossing in the center of town. The ride over the tracks was always a bumpy one and extremely hard on the vehicles that crossed it on a daily basis. The railroad was adding a siding nearby and decided they would renovate the railroad crossing at the same time. Following a bidding process, Hulcher Services Inc. was chosen to lead the railroad crossing construction project, which included removing existing crossing, grading, installing new track panel and laying asphalt.

Case Study - Hulcher Completes Demolition of Sand Tower and Oil Filling Station The railroad’s sand tower and adjacent oil filling station were no longer being used and had become an “eye sore” for the local residents. Rather than incurring the expense to maintain the building and tower, the railroad decided the best option was to demolish them. After a competitive bidding process, Hulcher Services was chosen for this project.

Case Study - Hulcher Services Provides Disaster Response for Railroad's Tornado Damage Following a series of devastating tornados, one railroad found that nine miles of its track were buried in debris. A local neighborhood and large forest were torn apart by the storms, resulting in wreckage on the tracks as high as 20 feet. This debris made it impossible for rail crews to reach a badly damaged trestle bridge on this stretch. The railroad needed an experienced disaster response contractor to clear the track while coordinating with local emergency officials and the area’s residents.

Case Study - Hulcher Provides Disaster Response to Simultaneous Major Flood Events Record snowfalls and spring rains resulted in major flooding throughout North Dakota. Much of the state was declared a disaster area. At the same time, a separate flood event devastated several midwest states. Railroads, local governments and industry needed a contractor with extensive, national resources, including trained crews and a fleet of heavy equipment, to respond to both flood events.

Case Study - Pile Driver, Excavator and Hi-Rail Rotary Dump Truck Stabilize Bank at Bridge Headwall A significant erosion issue was causing the railroad to lose track profile adjacent to the headwall at one corner of a bridge. They needed an experienced railroad contractor to build up and stabilize the bank around the headwall.

Case Study - Hulcher Services Grades Five-Acre Lot and Creates Asphalt Pads, Roads and Pathways at Rail Yard The railroad tore down an old building at their yard, opening up a large area to use for outdoor storage. With the demolition completed, the railroad needed a contractor to grade and prepare the space and put in asphalt roads, pads and paths for their Materials Department to use.

Case Study - Hulcher Clears Fire Damage For Bridge Repair, Performs Driftwood Removal From Bridge Piers A fire on driftwood resulted in a bridge repair project for the railroad. During this work it became apparent that the driftwood was causing more concerns than just a fire threat. The railroad needed a contractor that could support their crew's bridge repair work and to pull out the driftwood from around the bridge piers.

Case Study - #15 Switch Change A #15 switch at the rail yard had been damaged. Since this switch was located at a rail yard it was close to several other tracks that were busy with traffic. The railroad needed an experienced crew to get the switch changed out quickly and safely. Fortunately, they had a maintenance-of-way contract with Hulcher Services and brought in a Hulcher crew to get the work done.

Case Study - #20 Switch Change The railroad needed to change a #20 switch as part of their routine track maintenance program. The switch was on a double main, so the project had to be completed within very tight track windows.

Case Study - Grade Stabilization Project Restores Safety, Speed to Saturated Right-of-Way The railroad had a serious problem with soil saturation in various spots along a 150-mile stretch of their track across one Midwestern state. Without sufficient drainage, rain water saturated the soil under and around the rails, destabilizing the track to potentially dangerous levels. As a result the railroad was forced to reduce their trains’ speeds in this area to as little as 10 mph. In addition, the poor drainage problem began to impact neighboring farm lands, increasing the urgency for an immediate and permanent solution.

Case Study - Hulcher Services Performs Environmental Remediation of Arsenic Contamination at Rail Yard for the Railroad The railroad needed the environmental remediation of significant arsenic contamination at one of their major rail yards. The affected areas were in an active part of the yard, and it was crucial that interruptions to track serviceability were minimized during the clean-up.

Case Study - Hulcher Remediates Pond at Chemical Manufacturing Facility A chemical manufacturing facility was closing a pond on their property, and the pond required remediation before it was filled in. They needed a contractor with the expertise and heavy equipment to clean and restore the site.

Case Study - Hulcher Services Rehabilitates Containment System for Two Million-Gallon Above Ground Storage Tanks ASTs The railroad identified that its containment system for two one-million gallon Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs) used for diesel storage was out of compliance. They needed the installation of a new GCL liner and cover system, along with improvements to the storm water drainage collection and removal system inside the dike.

Case Study - Hulcher Services Remediates 13,500 Tons of Contaminated Soil at Former Salvage Yard A five-acre property had previously been used as a salvage yard where battery and metal recycling took place. The property owner needed a contractor to excavate and remediate the contaminated soil at this site.

Project Snapshot - Hulcher Excavator and Crew Perform Load Adjustment of Steel Pipes A load of steel pipes had shifted during transit and needed to be reloaded so it would be properly balanced. Hulcher Services deployed a Caterpillar® 325D excavator and crew.

Case Study - Emergency Response and Remediation Resolves Major Hazardous Material Spill Following a major spill, a mass evacuation of the area was ordered as a result of the various materials involved. The customer needed an experienced emergency response / environmental contractor who could clean up the spill and restore the site.

Case Study - Hulcher Crews Perform Tie Down Work on Military Heavy Equipment The U.S. Army was deploying military hardware from two installations. The military needed an experienced railroad contractor who understood the regulatory requirements for properly tying down heavy equipment on railcars.

Project Snapshot - Hulcher Performs Loading and Tie Down of Hopper Cars The railroad retired two hopper cars and needed a contractor to load them to a flat car for transport to the scrap yard.

Project Snapshot - Hulcher Performs Loading and Tie Down of Three Damaged Locomotives The railroad needed a contractor to load three locomotives on flat cars for transport to the repair facility.

Case Study - Hulcher Sidebooms, Track Loaders Moves 170 Ton Industrial Dredge With Precision An aggregate company was ending its lease of a sand pit and needed to relocate its large industrial dredge to another pit approximately one mile away. They needed a company with the hardware capable of safely moving this 340,000 lb., 90’ x 20’ piece of equipment over land.

Project Snapshot - Hulcher Dozer Clears Right of Way Vegetation Grass and tall brush were encroaching on a mile-long stretch of track. The railroad needed a contractor that was certified to work on their right-of-way to perform vegetation control. Hulcher responded with a Caterpillar® D5N dozer.

Case Study - Railroad Bridge Demolition and Construction Project Hulcher recommended a new approach to railroad bridge demolition and construction that, if it worked, would see the job completed in a single 12-hour window. This would return the stretch of track to full operation in less than half the normally allotted time.

 

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