Portland, OR
Hi-Rail Vacuum Truck for Rent in Portland, OR
Rent a hi-rail vacuum truck in Portland, Oregon by telling us what the job needs, and we route your request to rental companies covering the area.
Contractors serving utility construction, municipal combined sewer, and seismic resilience work in and around Portland rent vac equipment to cover excavation, cleanup, and maintenance jobs as they arise.
Portland's Big Pipe combined-sewer legacy and ongoing pipe rehabilitation keep municipal vacuum and hydrovac crews busy across the metro. Seismic-resilience upgrades to water and gas systems ahead of a Cascadia event drive daylighting to expose critical buried infrastructure.
About renting a hi-rail vacuum truck
A hi-rail vacuum truck is a road-legal vacuum or hydrovac truck fitted with retractable rail gear (steel guide wheels) so it can drive to a grade crossing, mount the tracks, and travel the railroad right-of-way to excavate soil or remove debris at sites that conventional trucks cannot reach.
- Debris capacity
- 8-16 cubic yards
- Water capacity
- 500-1,500 gallons
- Vacuum power
- 3,000-5,500 CFM (PD blower)
- Water system
- 8-18 GPM @ 2,000-3,000 PSI
Common jobs for a hi-rail vacuum truck in Portland
Signal and cable potholing
Daylight buried signal, power, and communications cable along the track in a hydrovac configuration, exposing lines safely without strikes before boring, trenching, or foundation work.
Culvert and drainage cleaning
Vacuum out clogged culverts, drainage pipes, and ditches within the right-of-way to restore flow and protect the subgrade, including structures with no road access.
Mud spot and fouled ballast removal
Remove pumping mud spots, saturated fines, and fouled ballast from the track section so crews can restore drainage and stabilize the roadbed.
Catch basin and yard sump cleaning
Pump standing water, sludge, and grit from catch basins, sumps, and pits in rail yards and around bridges where wheeled trucks cannot position.
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Renting a hi-rail vacuum truck in Portland
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