Customized Fall Protection and Lift System Solves Railroad Company’s Unique Dilemma Overview Amtrak Maintenance Facilities are where technicians service train cars and maintain equipment safely and efficiently. These facilities perform some of the company’s most important mechanical services. Located in Bear, Delaware, the Amtrak Bear Service Pit is the largest of Amtrak’s Maintenance Facilities. This facility services Amtrak’s entire group of Acela, Metroliner, Viewliner, Amfleet II, and Superliner passenger cars and equipment from the Northeast Corridor and Long-Distance Trains. Amtrak required a system that could protect the employees from falling while lifting heavy objects from the train cars. Unhappy with the continuously rising estimates from competitors, the superintendent of the

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