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RAILROAD INDUSTRY
Maintenance - Repair - Manufacturing - Crossings - Bridges - Tunnels - Tracks
     
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Traditionally, sleepers, (railroad crossties or railroad ties) where wooden.  They can be made of softwood or hard wood.  Wood Crossties or sleepers are usually treated with preservatives and can last up to 25 years.  Easy to cut and drill and plentiful, readily available, and economically viable.  However, today, they are becoming more expensive with other materials becoming available.  Recently concrete, steel and plastic composites have been successfully entered into the market and are achieving a growing market share.

  
     
 

Approximately 3000 ties are used per mile of railroad track. Ties/sleepers are set much closer together in the USA.

 

  
     
 
Rails in the USA are traditionally joined
to the track by a railroad spike...
...rather than the substantial
iron/steel chairs used in Europe.		  
     
 
RAILROAD TIE BITS - RAZZOR®
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Wood & Plastic Ties

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Plastic Ties		 railroad tie drill bits - carbide tipped drill bits - composite drill bits
CARBIDE-TIPPED RAZZOR® BITS
(POLY CARBONATE RESIN PLASTIC)
(RECYCLED PLASTIC)

B & A’s carbide RAZZOR Bits are specifically designed for drilling holes in any plastic or composite type of railway cross ties. The single flute works in a screw-like fashion, feeding the carbide tip into the material while maximizing chip removal. The unique carbide relief prevents the plastic from melting or burning, while open fluting prevents chip clogging. The high quality carbide tip, has a special design that will drill into the hardest of plastic composites. Simply put our RAZZOR® Bits are designed for drilling.

Customizable to meet the requirements of your tooling and equipment.

 
RAILROAD TIE BORE BITS
Railroad Tie Drill Bits - RAILROAD TIE BORE BITS - HIGH SPEED STEEL -

HIGH SPEED STEEL - WOOD RAILROAD TIE BORE BIT

WOOD TIES & TIMBERS

SINGLE AND DOUBLE FLUTING AVAILABLE

Ideal for drilling railroad cross ties, landscape timbers, marine piles, and thick salt treated posts. The unique point geometry and hollow flute design is self feeding without the aid of a lead screw.  The RAILROAD TIE BORE BIT can be provided with various shank configurations, the most common is the 1/2" Round Shank with 0, 1 or 3 flats.  Made from high quality American tool steel.

 
RAILROAD TIE DRILL BITS - CARBIDE TIPPED DOUBLE FLUTE
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CARBIDE TIPPED RAILROAD TIE BIT DOUBLE FLUTE
 

B & A’s Railroad Tie Bits feature variable geometries that allow the B & A Railroad Tie Bit to be fully customized at the factory to meet the wide range and variety of applications, materials, and tools required on today’s demanding railroad job sites.


Wood Ties
ELIMINATOR®  - CARBIDE TIPPED SELF FEEDING WOOD AUGERS
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ELIMINATOR®
CARBIDE TIPPED WOOD AUGERS

B&A's Eliminator ® features a carbide tipped cutter and a hardened steel scribe shoulder. This unique design allows the Eliminator® to bore clean smooth holes.

The Eliminator® is designed to be completely refurbished thus greatly reducing the already low cost per hole performance of our carbide tipped wood augers.

Designed to be used with electric, air, hydraulic, or gasoline powered drill motors and impact wrenches.

Extra Long Bits Available for Bridge Work
MASONRY COUNTER BORES

Masonry Counter Bore


Trox™ Bolt System

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CARBIDE TIPPED MASONRY COUNTER BORES

COUNTER BORE BITS are used to create a counter bore in the  crossing pad for a Torx® head type bolt. The bolt must be installed below the surface grade of the crossing pad to prevent damage to vehicle tires. In colder climates where snow removal is necessary, this countersinking process prevents snowplow blades from shearing off the bolt head.

 
WOOD COUNTER BORES
Industry Specialty Tools - Railroad Industry Tools - Railroad Tie Bits  

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CARBIDE-TIPPED WOOD COUNTER BORES

COUNTER BORE BITS are used to create a counter bore in the  crossing pad for a Torx® head type bolt or bridge. The bolt must be installed below the surface grade of the crossing pad to prevent damage to vehicle tires. In colder climates where snow removal is necessary, this countersinking process prevents snowplow blades from shearing off the bolt head.


 
COMBINATION BITS WITH COUNTER BORES
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CARBIDE-TIPPED STEP DRILL BITS
WITH COUNTER BORE
(WOOD)

B&A's Railroad Step Drill Bits is three drill bits in one, a pilot drill bit to start the hole, a larger body with carbide cutters opens the hole to proper size for anchoring and a counter bore to produce a countersink hole for nut and a washer.