Track Tools Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ballast fork : i am used to move stone ballast and and dress the track.
• drift pin : i am used primarily to align bolt holes at joints.
• pick : i am used in general digging operations as well as for loosening ballast that requires further handling.
• ballast shovel : i have a square edge, moderately flat slides and not particularly large. i am designed for removing snow from the cribs of switches.
• claw bar : i am designed for the claw to fit under the head of a spike in the track
• spike puller : it is intended for use where spikes have to be removed from a location where there is not enough clearance for a claw bar to be used.
• track broom : i am a useful track tool particularly effective in removing snow from between switch points and stock rails. i can also be used in sweeping spills or other materials from switch plates.
• track jack : i am used to lift the track when surfacing, to lift heavy objects such as rail.
• rail tongs : i require two people per set to lift rail.
• lining bar : i am used with a track jack; i am also effective in lining rails to gauge prior to spiking.
• tie tongs : i am also a two person tool. used for minor adjustments in the position of a tie or possibly removing ties from the track or re-positioning.
• track wrench : i am used to tighten or loosen a nut on a track bolt, there is generally a choice of pulling or pushing on the wrench depending on how the jaws are positioned on the nut.
• spike maul : i am designed for the one job which its name indicates, driving track spikes.
• track chisel : i am used primarily to cut nuts, bolts, cables or c-bonds.
• sledge hammer : i am the proper tool to use for other track work where a heavy striking tool is required.
• track punch : i am used to dispose of spike stubs which are embedded in a tie with head broken off or remove frozen bolts.
• track gauge : i come in several different shapes and models from a steel pipe with lug & tee to an automated, computerized continuous gauge measurement system.
• track adze : i am a cutting tool that can be dangerous in the hands of an inexperienced person and used to cut in the tie to provide adequate bearing for the tie plate.
• rail fork : i am capable of grasping either the head, web or the base of the rail, depending on its position at the time of application.