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platelayer
(redirected from tracklayer)

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platelayer
Brit a workman who lays and maintains railway track


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Why did the Central Pacific tracklayers move at a slower pace than those of the Union Pacific?
Claas will have to sell a concept, not just a tractor, in a market where tracklayers are not widely used and Challenger sales have crept up to only about 400 units total since the late 1980s.
In California, where the tracklayer was developed and popularized by Caterpillar-founders Best and Holt--engineering leaders who introduced the non-wheel variety well before World War I put their treads on tanks--revolutions in the industry are ongoing.
 
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