@ work grinding the switch and the crossing, note the sparks underneath
The Loram RG 311 Railgrinder sits on the yard track in Pittsfield Yard before continuing on to Selkirk Yard.
Two crew members are on the otherside doing some cleaning
LMIX 111 tied up to a welded rail train on the Altoona Sub.
RG302 crosses Crane Creek in Melbourne as it heads south on the FEC to Miami.
East End Dispatch : "How fast can that thing go, exactly?" RG: "40MPH if we push it.."
LORAM GP9 DC-1 sits at Mile 6 of the Western Edge of the North Toronto Sub.
Not to many trains are able to maintain track speed up Neys Hill
This is bound for Toronto Agincourt for ballest removal
At MP 94, CP crosses over the Steel River, then through a tall rock cut and followed by the Steel Tunnel. CP #RMS-DC 1, conveyor, caboose-12 axles @ 12:00
This machine digs ballest from the right of way to make ditches. They are running light from Winnipeg to Toronto.
RG 311 sits in Brunswick after grinding the Rockland branch the night before. Not a comman thing to see on a shortline like MERR.
Loram's rail grinder is easy to spot when working - just look for the dark cloud!
Sparks fly as a rail grinder works west on track 2 of NS' Pittsburgh Line.
A rail grinder works west on track 2 of NS' Pittsburgh Line passing under the position light signals at Irwin.