If your business requires you
to move railcars across lines for better, more efficient freight shipping, you
really need to invest in purchasing or renting a few railcar movers. These
amazing advancements in railroad shipping technology have improved the
efficiency and speed of over-land freight shipping by leaps and bounds.
So, what are railcar movers?
As the name suggests, a railcar mover is a vehicle capable of operating either
on tracks or on roadways to move railcars around a rail yard or from one set of
tracks to another. Trackmobile railcar movers are some of the most reliable,
safe, and efficient mobile railcar movers available.
Because Trackmobile railcar
movers are lightweight, they actually use the weight of the railcars they’re
moving to steady themselves and create traction. Counterbalancing features like
this ensure that you’ll be able to move your railcars wherever you need without
any risk to the safety of your crewmembers, your railcars, or your freight.
Because Trackmobile railcar
movers work equally well on and off railroad tracks, they make it incredibly
easy to move freight wherever you need to put it, without the added time and
labor of unloading, reloading, and/or switching tracks at junction points.
Railcar movers provide the
most reliable means of moving freight anywhere you need it. With features like
hydraulic brakes, weight transfer couplers, and on- and off-track wheels, as
well as safety features like lighting, a back-up alarm, and fully-enclosed driver’s
compartment, Trackmobile railcar movers are the best solution for your freight
handling needs, especially if you run a smaller yard and do not want to incur
the excess expenses that come with switcher locomotives.
Through Briggs Equipment, you
can purchase or rent new or used railcar equipment of all kinds, including
Trackmobile railcar movers. Call 1.800.833.5498 to schedule an appointment.
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