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5.5.1 Remove Ballasted Track
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5.5.2 Removal of Ballasted Rail Complete
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5.5.3 Remove Track and Fittings
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5.5.4
Place Standard Gage Railroad Track
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- 5.5.1 Remove Ballasted
Track
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- This item shall consist of the removal of ballasted tracks including
rails, fasteners, tie plates, ties, and ballast down to sub-grade,
removing material from property.
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- Measurement Payment will be made on the number of linear feet of track removed based on
measured distance of the centerline of track.
- UNIT: LINEAR FT OF TRACK
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5.5.2 Removal of Ballasted Rail
Complete
This item shall consist of the removal of ballasted rail, fasteners,
tie plates, ties and ballast down to sub grade. Material to be stockpiled
on property or in dumpsters supplied by Purchaser.
- Measurement Payment will be made on the number of
linear feet of rail remove
- UNIT: LINEAR FT OF TRACK
 
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- This item shall consist of transposing 1 rail, supplying new spikes
and bolts.
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- Measurement Payment will be made on the number of rails transposed.
- UNIT: EACH
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5.5.4 Place Standard Gauge Railroad
Track
- This item shall consist of installing standard gauge railroad track
both rails complete, (see
5.5.10) using
grade and size placed on centers. Rail
grade rail size with matching plates and splice
bars, new spike, bolts and washers.
Excavation excluded.
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- Measurement Payment will be made on the number of
linear feet of track installed based on measured distance of the
centerline of track.
UNIT: LINEAR FT OF TRACK
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5.5.5 Replace Stock Rail,
Complete
This item shall consist of removing rail, fasteners and tie plates,
furnish and install rail, tie plates, bars, NEW spikes, bolts and washers,
exclusive of ties and ballast.
Measurement Payment
will be made on the number of linear feet of rail remove.
UNIT: LINEAR FT OF TRACK
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5.5.6 Replace Closure Rail -
Complete
This item shall consist of removing the old closure rail,
furnishing material and installing a new closure rail complete.
- Measurement Payment will be made for each closure
rail replaced.
- UNIT: EACH
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- 5.5.7 Install Cross Ties
- FRA
TSS §213.109
Crossties
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- This item shall consist of furnishing and installing cross ties.
Using new spikes.
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- Measurement Payment will be made for each cross
tie installed or removed or disposed.
UNIT: EACH
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- 5.5.8 Install Switch Ties
- FRA
TSS §213.135 Switches
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- This item shall consist of furnishing and installing switch
ties. Using New Spikes.
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9 FT) (10 FT)
- (11 ft) (12 FT)
(13 FT)(14 FT)
- (15 FT)(16 FT) (Full
Set)
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- Measurement Payment will be made per linear foot
of switch tie installed or removed.
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5.5.9 Remove Stockpile and Reuse of Track
Ballast
- This item shall consist of furnishing supervision, labor and
equipment to remove, stockpile and reuse existing ballast
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- Measurement Payment will be made on actual cubic yards
of ballast (measured in place) removed, stockpiled and reused. Any
additional ballast required will be paid for under Item 5.5.10
Ballast - Furnish and Place
UNIT: CUBIC YD
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- 5.5.10 Ballast - Furnish and Place
- This item shall consist of furnishing and placing ballast
for tracks‘ Ballast used shall meet the specification for ballast grade A
as defined in the construction and maintenance section of the American
Railway Engineering Association Manual
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- Measurement Payment will be made on
the basis of actual tons of material placed within the ballasted
cross-sectioned area as per design drawings or field sketches or as
required by actual condition of existing track work and conversion to tons
or actual scale weigh tickets.
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- 5.5.11 Removal of Ballasted
Turnouts
- FRA
TSS §213.135 Switches
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- This item shall consist of the removal of ballasted turnouts to the
same extent as 5.5.1 from point of switch to last long tie.
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- Measurement Payment will be made for each
turnout removed
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5.5.12 Remove Turnout - Not
Ballasted
- This item shall consist of the removal of all material above the
ties.
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- Measurement Payment will be made for each turnout
removed.
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5.5.13 Place Only Standard
Gage
Turnouts
This item shall consist of placing only, standard gauge
turnouts exclusive of ballast and ties
Measurement Payment will be made for each
turnout installed.
UNIT: EACH
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5.5.14 Install Standard Gage-Turnouts
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- This item shall consist of furnishing material and
installing standard gauge turnouts, complete.
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- (see
5.5.10) using
grade and size
- placed on Rail grade
rail size
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Measurement Payment: will be made for each turnout
installed.
- UNIT: EACH
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5.5.15 Replace Frog-Complete
This item shall
consist of removing old frog furnishing material and installing a
frog complete.
- Measurement Payment: will be for each
frog replaced.
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- 5.5.16 Replace Switch Point
Complete
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- This item shall consist of removing old switch point,
furnishing material and installing new switch point complete.
- Right
Hand Switch Point Left Hand Switch Point
- Reinforced
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- Measurement Payment: will be made on each
switch point replaced.
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5.5.17 Replace/Install Switch Point
Protector
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- This item shall consist of moving the old switch point protector,
furnishing material, switch point protector complete.
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- Measurement Payment
will be made on each switch point protector replaced.
UNIT: EACH
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5.5.18 Replace Rail in
Asphalt-Roadway-Complete
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- This shall consist of removing the old - road as necessary, rail, fasteners
and ties, furnish material, installing rail, androad material complete
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- Measurement Payment: will be made per linear foot of
rail on roadway replaced
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5.5.19 Install and/or Removal
of crossing
- This item shall consist of removing the old rail, ties, fasteners and ballast and furnishing
material and installing ballast, ties
- rail, and crossing material complete.
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- Measurement Payment will be made per linear foot
of crossing replaced
UNIT: PER LINEAR FOOT OF RAIL
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- 5.5.20
Replace Tie Plates
- FRA TSS
§ 213.123Tie
Plates
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- This item shall consist of removing the old tie plates from site
and furnishing tie plates and spikes
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- Measurement Payment will be made per tie plate
replaced linear foot of rail on roadway replaced.
- UNIT: EACH
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5.5.21 Replace Rail on Steel Ties
-Complete
- This item shall consist of removing the old rail,
concrete, dirt, slag, etc. as necessary, furnishing material,
installing rail,
welding to steel ties. Concrete will be replaced by
Purchaser.
- Measurement Payment: will be made per
linear foot of rail on steel ties replaced.
- UNIT: PER LINEAR FOOT OF RAIL
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5.5.22 Install
&/or remove Bumping Post
- This item shall consist of furnishing and installing aBumping post complete
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- Measurement Paymentwill be made for each bumping post removed.
- UNIT: EACH
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5.5.23 Install Joint Bars
- This item consists of furnishing and placing only Joint Bars complete
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- Measurement Payment: will be made for each Joint Bar installed.
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5.5.24 Ballasted Railroad Track
Maintenance
This item shall
consist of all necessary maintenance on existing ballasted tracks,
including raising, tamping and lining of track. This item will apply
when the amount of raising is less than 2” and the amount of throw
necessary for realignment is less than 0.1 foot. Any additional ballast
necessary will be paid for under Item 5.5.9 Ballast - Furnish and
Place.
Measurement Payment: will be made on the lineal footage of track
maintained, based on measured distance of the centerline of track
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5.5.25 Replace Manual Switch Stand
Complete
This item shall consist of
removing the old manual switch stand
furnishing material and installing a switch stand
complete in working order.
Measurement Payment will be made
for each manual switch stand complete.
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5.5.26 Replace Automatic Switch Stand
-Complete
This item shall’ consist of removing the old automatic switch
stand ,
furnishing material and installing a switch stand complete in
working order
- Measurement Payment will be made for each automatic switch stand
replaced.
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5.5.27 Adjustment of
Switch
This item shall consist of making the necessary
adjustments to put the switch in proper working order.
Measurement Payment will be made for each
switch adjusted.
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This item shall
consist of physically moving, installing new bolts as necessary and
re-spiking, using new spikes, one or both rails in order to bring track
back to the correct gauge. Using creosote tie plugs.
Measurement Payment: will be
made per linear foot of track gage
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5.5.29 Replace Manganese Guard Rail-
Complete
This item shall consist of
removing the old manganese guard rail, furnishing material and installing
a guard rail
complete.
Measurement Payment: will be made for each
manganese guard rail replaced.
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5.5.30 Replace Bolted Guard
Rail-Complete
- FRA
TSS §213.143 Frog
guard rails and guard faces; gage
This item shall
consist of removing the old bolted guard rail, furnishing material and
installing a bolted guard rail complete.
Measurement Payment will be made for each bolt guard rail
replace
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5.5.31 Throw Ballasted Track
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0.1 foot
Horizontally
- FRA
TSS §213.59 Elevation
of curved track; (runoff)
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- This item shall consist of throwing ballasted
track in increments of 0.1 foot horizontally.
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- Measurement Payment: will be
made on the basis of number of 0.1 foot throws times the linear feet of
track thrown, based on measured distance of the centerline of
track.
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5.5.32 Raised Ballasted
Track
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0'-2" Vertically
- FRA
TSS §213.59 Elevation
of curved track; (runoff)
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- This item shall consist of raising ballasted
tracks in increments of 0'-2" vertically and re-tamping same after
raising. Any additional ballast required will be paid for under Item 5.5.10
Ballast-Furnish and Place.
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- Measurement Payment: will be made on the basis of number of 0'-2"
raises times the linear feet of track, based on measured distance of the
centerline of track.
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5.5.33 Throw Ballasted Turnout
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0.1 Foot Horizontally
- FRA
TSS §213.59 Elevation
of curved track; (runoff)
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This item shall consist of throwing ballasted
turnouts in increments of 0 1 foot horizontally.
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Measurement Payment: will be made on the basis of number of 0.1
foot throws per linear foot of turnout.
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5.5.34 Raise Ballasted
Turnout
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0"-2” Vertically
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FRA
TSS §213.59 Elevation
of curved track; (runoff)
- This item shall consist of raising ballasted turnouts
in increments of 0"-2” vertically Any additional ballast required will
be paid for under Item 5.5.10
Ballast- Furnish and Place.
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- Measurement Payment: will be made on the basis of
number of 0"-2" raises per linear foot of turnout.
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5.5.35 Track Walker-
Inspector
This item shall consist of inspecting while walking the track and
‘providing Purchaser with a written report of track and switch conditions
within seven (7) days.
- Measurement Payment: will be made on a day rate
basis.
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This item shall consist of furnishing oil, properly oiling switches
and advising Purchaser in writing within seven (7) days of the switches
serviced.
- Measurement Payment will be made on the basis of oiling all switches once each
week.
UNIT: PER OILING
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5.5.37 Thermite Welded
Joints
This item shall consist of furnishing necessary materials and equipment
and performing “Thermite” welding of joints.
- Measurement Payment: will be made for each "Thermite"
welded joint.
UNIT: EACH
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- This item shall consist of placing 6 to 8 switch oil
heaters at each switch, 3 or 4 between ties under each side of switch at
onset of winter weather and removal, repair and storage in the spring.
Heaters are to be fueled and lighted prior to winter storms and continue
to be refueled and lighted each day until weather conditions improve.
Fuel oil for heaters is to be furnished by the Contractor.
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- Measurement Payment:
will be made for refueling and lighting on the basis of
a refill for all heaters for all switches designated to be equipped with
switch oil heaters. Payment for placement, removal, repair and storage
of all heaters will be made on the basis of a lump sum per year, and
paid as follows: 60% for placement at onset of winter; 20% for removal
in the spring; and 20% for repair and storage.
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This item shall consist of blowing, sweeping or shoveling
snow out of switches as necessary and spraying with calcium chloride
during inclement winter weather. Calcium chloride is to be furnished by
the Purchaser from a storage tank located at the Coke Plant
Gate.
Measurement Payment:
will be made for spraying switches on the basis of each spraying of all
switches designated to be sprayed.
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5.5.40 Track Cleaning
Contractor shall provide all necessary
supervision, labor, equipment and tools necessary to clean railroad tracks
of miscellaneous materials down to the top of the ties for track
maintenance. Removed debris is to be segregated and accumulated in either
scrap boxes as provided or in piles along the tracks for removal by
others. Dirt and ‘debris is to be disposed of at a site to be designated
by Purchaser.
- Measurement Payment per track foot.
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