Craig Ceppetelli
Phone: 613-998-9388
Fax: 613-957-0831
Email: Craig.Ceppetelli@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Phone: 613-998-9639
Fax: 613-957-0831
Email: inquiries.CSTT@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
2320 Lester Road
Ottawa,
Ontario,
K1V 1S2
Canada
The merger of BN and SF created a larger unified railroad with rising traffic, but with a fixed grinding budget. Working with BNSF and its grinding contractor, CSTT developed a new grinding strategy within the existing budget to increase rail life and grinding productivity, while reducing defects and lowering capital budgets for rail replacement.