| Posted by Kibu on August 5, 2015 | |
If memory serves, that little grinder was primarily intended to be used on street traction, IE light rail service. Hence its seemingly odd short stature and four wheel construction on each unit.
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Perhaps they decided to use this small and lighter grinder not because of catenary clearances, but because it would easier to truck in and out of the isolated DPR?
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Nice catch. I wonder how they got train to the Deseret Power Railway? This railway is not connected to any other railroad, it is its own self contained railroad. Deseret Power had to bring all of their equipment to the railroad by truck over the highway.
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This same grinding unit has been grinding the rust off the new rails on the East Line of the RTD FastTracks in Denver CO. We chose the small size grinder instead of the larger Loram grinders because it could fit between the tight clearances of the our platforms.
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Neat catch, Dick! Fun to see something other than the same ol' coal train on the DPR.
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