ENSCO - Rail and Track Measuring Systems and Vehicles, Video Recording and Inspection Systems, and Track Inspector Tools

ENSCO has been a leader in the delivery of rail and track measuring systems and vehicles for more than 35 years. We are the sole supplier and operator for all track inspection cars used by the United States Government Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to enforce track safety standards on American railroads. ENSCO’s state of the art solutions have also been delivered throughout the world on both high speed and conventional railroads.

Railway condition monitoring tools

ENSCO is unique in its ability to deliver a comprehensive range of railway condition monitoring tools including high-speed non-contact rail and track measurement systems, machine vision track component inspection and video recording systems, unattended track measuring systems, asset management systems and tools for track inspectors.

We have one of the largest groups of railway condition monitoring specialists in the world dedicated to the development of new measurement technology to improve the safety and efficiency of rail transportation. Our customers benefit not only from decades of acquired experience and knowledge but also from direct access to future technology.

Rail and track measuring systems

ENSCO’s integrated suite of rail and track measuring systems feature synchronized location referencing and centralized database storage capabilities. System offerings include:

• Track geometry
• Rail profile
• Ride quality
• Rail corrugation
• Gauge restraint (tie strength) measurement
• GPS inertial aided positioning

Video recording, inspection and measurement systems

ENSCO is a leading provider of railroad video recording, inspection and measurement systems. In fact, ENSCO is the only provider of automated crack detection on rail joint bars. System offerings include:

• Right of way video recording
• Road bed video recording
• Track component inspection
• Tunnel, platform and bridge clearance measurement system

Contact wire (overhead line) measurement

ENSCO’s contact wire measurement package provided the following features:

• Geometry
• Contact wire wear
• Pantograph dynamics
• Power

Vehicle/track interaction (V/Ti™) monitor

ENSCO’s vehicle/track interaction (V/TI) monitor provides a means to continuously monitor in revenue service, car body and truck motions as well as wheel impacts for detection of events that exceed railroad defined maintenance and safety level thresholds. With over 150 systems in operation today, this technology provides an excellent supplement to visual track inspections on a continuous basis.

Autonomous geometry evaluation and notification for track (AGENT™)

ENSCO’s AGENT provides a means to measure track geometry in unattended mode from revenue service trains. AGENT measures and reports defect locations, including a snapshot of the continuous measurement data for review in a brush chart.

V/TI and AGENT information is reported using cellular wireless data communication services for automated loading, presentation and reporting in ENSCO’s web based TrackIT asset management system.

Asset management systems

ENSCO’s TrackIT™ asset management system provides a web based interface with dynamic GIS map, track and tabular reports to key engineering information including:

• Infrastructure
• Track inspections
• Rail profile
• Continuous measurement data
• Video recording data
• Work history

RAILSCAN™ lite hy-rail gauge measurement system

Advancements in sensor technology from ENSCO provide a low-cost reliable solution for gauge measurement. The laser sensor easily mounts on your hy-railer and plugs directly into your laptop via USB connection. Features of this system include:

• Gauge strip chart
• Adjustable gauge thresholds
• Audible exception alert
• Exception editor and remarks entry
• Exportable exception report
• GPS and distance location reference

Lightweight track loading fixture (LTLF™)

The LTLF™ simulates track loading conditions providing objective, accurate strength data to evaluate track conditions and maintenance effectiveness. The LTLF applies a 4,000-lb. lateral load to the web of the rail using a manual hydraulic pump and cylinder. This provides the rail with motion necessary to measure the change in gauge under load. Use the PTLF for the following:

• Detecting potential track safety hazards due to weak crossties and fasteners
• Inspecting the quality of track maintenance
• Monitoring track degradation