BNSF installs movable-point diamond in Vancouver, Wash.

Written by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor
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BNSF posted video of a project on its website showing employees installing a rare track component to address a bottleneck on the network in Vancouver, Wash.

 

Trains operating through a crossover at the Columbia River Bridge between the Fallbridge and Seattle subdivisions used to be limited to no more than 10 mph. However, the recent installation of a rare movable-point diamond has allowed for higher efficiency through this stretch of track near the Amtrak Station in Vancouver.

“We can now get trains in and out of Vancouver faster, which makes the terminal more efficient,” said Seattle Signal Manager William Cruttenden.

The custom-built track component is the first of its kind at BNSF and that railroad says only a few are in use elsewhere in the United States. Crews installed the movable-point diamond during a 36-hour period.

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