Stabilize hillside between right-of-way and highway. Railroad
wanted to use existing rail stock instead of H-beams or sheet
pile. Hulcher modified their pile driver to drive rail into the
hillside. Hillside stabilized to improve train and motorist
safety; railroad saved money and supported its green program by
reusing old rail. The railroad was concerned about a 100-foot
stretch of track along a highway where the embankment was
crumbling into the road. They quickly determined that grade
stabilization was needed, and proposed a unique solution: they
would use pieces of recycled rail to stabilize the soil rather
than invest in new H-beams or sheet pile. The railroad looked to
Hulcher Services to assist with this unconventional approach to
lift and drive recycled rail. Hulcher’s operations team
engineered a modification to their pile driver unit to allow it
to pick up and drive the recycled rail. After testing to ensure
the modification was effective, Hulcher’s pile driver began work
on the right-of-way. Because