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Ballast preservation system still providing protection against ballast fouling
October 10th, 2024
Figure 1 Installation of BaseLok BallastGuard. In February 2023, Geosynthetics magazine published a feature article titled “Innovative solution for ballast fouling.” The feature focused on the phenomenon of ballast fouling where mud from saturated soil conditions migrates up into the sub-ballast and ballast material in rail applications. The ballast fouling issue is prevalent in coastal […]
Innovative solution for ballast fouling
February 1st, 2023
Figure 1 Initial installation of BaseLok® BallastGuard™ along a seawall at the Port of Texas City – May 2021. Photo courtesy of Al Florez Remy Steffer, director of engineering at the Port of Texas City, Texas City Terminal Railway Company, and Houston Belt and Terminal Railway, is very familiar with ballast fouling. Overseeing operations at […]