Railcar Chocks and Blocks for sale from SafeRack LLC

Railcar Chocks and Blocks

Supplier: SafeRack LLC

Railcar Chocks and Blocks

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Railcar Chocks are an important safety item in any rail yard or repair facility, and SafeRack’s railcar wheel chocks provide fast blocking of all types of railcars. Choose from cast steel railcar wheel chocks, rail-clamping wheel blocks the newly introduced urethane railcar wheel chocks… all of which provides worker safety and meets OSHA regulations to safely prevent railroad cars from moving during loading or unloading operations, including OSHA regulations 1910.110(15), 1910.11(13) and 1910.110(A) (5).

Idle Railcar on Storage Track and Railcar Being Worked

Double Chocks on each end of the car provide two-chock blocking against movement in either direction.

Railcar on Slope or Hill

Do not use wheel chocks. Use rail skids or car stops instead.

Railcar Being Worked – Slight Dip

On uneven track if the car tends to roll in one direction, single chocks on the foremost wheel of both wheel sets may be sufficient.

Multiple Railcar Chocking Procedures

Use double chocks. On flat track, where a line of rail cars remain coupled together, and are moved forward progressively to be loaded/unloaded: Brake and chock the car to be worked (chock both ends of the car). It may be necessary to brake and chock several cars behind the car to be worked depending on your operating conditions. When the first car is ready to be moved, remove the chocks and release the brakes on both cars. Move cars forward and repeat the braking and chocking procedure. If cars are uncoupled to be worked separately, brake and chock each car.