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ance envelope, according to Plasser. HERZOG TRANSIT SYSTEMS INC. With its corporate ofces based in St. Joseph, Mo., HTSI provides transit services throughout the nation. The company offers turnkey servies for transit systems, including operations, inspections, maintenance and construction. Some current transit projects include operating, maintaining track and signals for 70 route miles of the Oceanside, Calif.-based Coaster trains; 115 route miles for Austin, Texas-based Capital Metro; and 120 route miles for the Rail Runner system in Albuquerque, N.M. O v e r t h e y e a r s, " t ra c k m a i n t e nance has become very scheduled and planned out, unless an emergency arises. Work windows are scheduled two to three months out," says Gerry Di Ioli, national division manager. "With the necessity to keep trains running on time, these scheduled work windows are of extreme importance." Track maintenance "really boils down to inspections and repair," Di Ioli explains, adding that the inspection process is "not just rails, ties and ballast anymore," he says of the inspection process. "You have to look at the overall infrastructure, whether a drainage facility is clogged, [or]vegetation is impeding the vision of our personnel or the public, or growing too close to a wooden structure or bridge, where it creates a fre hazard," he says. As part of the overall infrastructure, HTSI also inspects station buildings and equipment facilities. "An integral part in keeping trains on time is maintaining an equipment feet that is updated and in top-notch shape," Di Ioli says. "On-time performance is everything. If you tear out a piece of rail, you must get it back in on time." Te Herzog companies has an extensive feet of updated and exclusive track maintenance equipment to draw from for its various rail services as well as offer for lease to transit systems. Multi-Purpose Machine One piece of equipment that is in demand is HTSI's Multi-Purpose Ma- chine (MPM). This maintenance provider handles labor-intensive tasks such as ditching, tie distribution, tie pick up, rail pick up, PTC and signaling installation, general clean up, OTM distribution and pick up, grading and crossing work among other tasks. The MPMs, which can reach up to 27 feet from the track center, is Herzog uses ultrasonic test data with submeter precision GPS for track inspections. We See Everything... Third Camera Option Available! Dual-Vision™ XC Higher Capacity in a Smaller Package Rosco Dual-Vision™ XC has the capacity to correct unsafe driver behavior through its ability to continuously record video and provide instant driver feedback. The DVXC is the only windshield based two (2) camera continuous and event recording device which has 160+ hours of continuous recording capability and the ability to precisely calculate and save three types of events (G-force, Speed, Panic Button). With no monthly fees, free firmware and software upgrades, plus powerful DV-Pro™ fleet management database software, Dual-Vision™ XC is revolutionizing windshield based recording, again. A Century of Automotive Vision Safety For Information Call: 1-800-227-2095 Visit Online At: www.roscovision.com JUNE 2013 mETRO mAGAZINE > 55