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5/19/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: BNSF Railway
Old Name: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Type: MofW Equipment
User Notes:   Plasser American

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BNSF X9000015
Title:  BNSF X9000015
Description:  A Plasser American BDS-200 Ballast Distribution System sits in a siding along BNSF's Madill Sub. The vehicle includes a hopper for ballast storage, conveyors for distribution, an x-type plow blade, special shoulder plow blades for profiling, ballast brooms to sweep up excess ballast from the ties, water misters to keep dust down while sweping, and a conveyor to load excess ballast into a hopper car. For more information go to: http://www.plasseramerican.com/en/machines-systems/ballast-distributing-profiling-bds-100-200.html
Photo Date:  2/26/2016  Upload Date: 3/6/2016 2:35:23 PM
Location:  Irving, TX
Author:  Matthew Liptak
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Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
BNSF X9000015
Title:  BNSF X9000015
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/26/2016  Upload Date: 3/6/2016 2:38:33 PM
Location:  Irving, TX
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 1
BNSF X9000015
Title:  BNSF X9000015
Description:  Features of the BDS-200 include a hopper for ballast storage, a conveyor for spreading ballast, adjustable x-type plow blades, special shoulder plow blades for profiling, ballast brooms to sweep excess ballast off of the ties, water sprayers to keep the dust down, and a conveyor to remove ecxess ballast.
Photo Date:  2/26/2016  Upload Date: 3/6/2016 2:40:38 PM
Location:  Irving, TX
Author:  Matthew Liptak
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0


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