Another Katatak Fiero Adventure! (Page 31/72) katatak JAN 16, 11:39 AM Hey Greg, I'll give you the short version. That pic is of our lateset and greaest state of the art - latest technology Rail Inspection Vehicle. It uses ultrasonics to detect flaws - cracks and defects - in the rail. It utilizes 30 seperate channels - angles - to locate these flaws and presents them to the Operator who in turn will stop the test, get out of the truck and "pin point" the defect - marking the location for the repair forces with a portable flaw detector. Different types of defects have different remedial actions required - mandated by the government. The railroads standards for remedial action is usually more strict than those of the gov. The UP currently has 26 of these trucks working on the UP system. I am the Quality Control Supervisor for the fleet. These vehciles currently run between 500k and 1 mil depending on config. This newest truck uses Ultrasonics, line scan cameras, laser measurement system and laser counting system. They can travel - test speed up to 25 mph - the test system is capable of higher speeds - the speed is limited to the vehicle's on rail restrictions. These trucks average 30 miles of tested rail a day. The guys that run them are a special breed - they are in a different hotel room almost every night. Some are fortunate enough to have a territory that keeps them within 500 miles of home and get home at least every weekend. Some are home nearly every night. "Gypsies with credit cards". Back to work! Pat Carver1 JAN 16, 12:29 PM quote Originally posted by katatak: The guys that run them are a special breed - they are in a different hotel room almost every night. Some are fortunate enough to have a territory that keeps them within 500 miles of home and get home at least every weekend. Some are home nearly every night. "Gypsies with credit cards". Back to work! Pat My kinda people katatak JAN 16, 07:58 PM quote Originally posted by Carver1: My kinda people You know what I'm talkng about! katatak JAN 16, 08:02 PM No progress today. After I cleaned the shop, I got a call from my 16 year old. He blew up the motor in the XTC. I had to scramble around and go tow it home. Motor is siezed. Oh well, just another project I guess. Sofa King JAN 16, 08:10 PM Oh no!!!! Blown engine???!!!! Uhhhhh. katatak JAN 17, 06:56 PM Spent most the day making plans for an engine swap on the XTC. Had to build a sub box for my son's Mustang so nothing done to the V8 Coupe today! Looks like it will be on the back burner for awhile. I am going to try and get the interior back in it sometime this week. I need to get all the parts out of the shop to make room for the XTC swap. If I could get at least one project out of the way, I may feel like I can breath a little easier. Fiero's - The Excitement never ends......... Pat katatak JAN 17, 08:01 PM I managed to get out there before it got dark and started laying out my carpet and padding. For the life of me, I can't remember what goes where padding wise. I think I have a couple of them figured out but #1, #2, #7 and #8 is a mystery. I posted in Techincal for some help. I hate puzzles. Rick 88 JAN 18, 06:49 PM I'll give you the short version. That pic is of our lateset and greaest state of the art - latest technology Rail Inspection Vehicle. It uses ultrasonics to detect flaws - cracks and defects - in the rail. It utilizes 30 seperate channels - angles - to locate these flaws and presents them to the Operator who in turn will stop the test, get out of the truck and "pin point" the defect - marking the location for the repair forces with a portable flaw detector. Different types of defects have different remedial actions required - mandated by the government. The railroads standards for remedial action is usually more strict than those of the gov. The UP currently has 26 of these trucks working on the UP system. I am the Quality Control Supervisor for the fleet. These vehciles currently run between 500k and 1 mil depending on config. This newest truck uses Ultrasonics, line scan cameras, laser measurement system and laser counting system. They can travel - test speed up to 25 mph - the test system is capable of higher speeds - the speed is limited to the vehicle's on rail restrictions. These trucks average 30 miles of tested rail a day. And they corner like they are on rails! I just had to say that......... Rick 88 JAN 18, 06:52 PM quote Originally posted by katatak: I managed to get out there before it got dark and started laying out my carpet and padding. For the life of me, I can't remember what goes where padding wise. I think I have a couple of them figured out but #1, #2, #7 and #8 is a mystery. I posted in Techincal for some help. I hate puzzles. Aren't 1&2 for the sides of the console? Can't help on the others. katatak JAN 19, 01:08 AM quote Originally posted by Rick 88: I'll give you the short version. That pic is of our lateset and greaest state of the art - latest technology Rail Inspection Vehicle. It uses ultrasonics to detect flaws - cracks and defects - in the rail. It utilizes 30 seperate channels - angles - to locate these flaws and presents them to the Operator who in turn will stop the test, get out of the truck and "pin point" the defect - marking the location for the repair forces with a portable flaw detector. Different types of defects have different remedial actions required - mandated by the government. The railroads standards for remedial action is usually more strict than those of the gov. The UP currently has 26 of these trucks working on the UP system. I am the Quality Control Supervisor for the fleet. These vehciles currently run between 500k and 1 mil depending on config. This newest truck uses Ultrasonics, line scan cameras, laser measurement system and laser counting system. They can travel - test speed up to 25 mph - the test system is capable of higher speeds - the speed is limited to the vehicle's on rail restrictions. These trucks average 30 miles of tested rail a day. And they corner like they are on rails! I just had to say that......... Very good Rick.... I never thought of that... That cracked me up!