Loram rail grinder RG 314 at Norton, VA.

Loram Rail Grinder 314 runs past an NS caboose on its way into the Norton Yard.

NS 949 crosses the Buffalo Southern diamond in Blasdell, NY.

At dusk, a Loram rail grinder sits on the wye at the interlocker.

Loram railgrinder 15 slowly makes its way from Robstown to Alice setting grass fires at every turn, literally. Even though the crews on the train were able to handle the fires, the local VFD crews... (more)

One of two rail grinders working out of Bluefield, WV, RG 318 runs eastbound through Hales Bottom.

The Loram crew attempt to fix a traction motor while their railgrinder gets a fresh CN crew in Jasper.

A workman on the end of rail grinder douses sparks and embers left behind that could become something bigger.

Apparently smoothing things up for the big OCS coming in a week or so this grinder obligingly made several "runbys" without seeming to be grinding at all, then made a grinding run. Didn't get any... (more)

Heading south to start work grinding the rails, and showing the remnants of the season's first snow.

Quite an interesting looking contraption, this Loram ballast cleaner slowly works its way east around the horseshoe curve at Mance on Track 2.

Moving at walking speed a Loram ballast cleaner works the south side of Track 2 around the horseshoe curve at Mance. The crew spent the day working the top half of the east side of Sand Patch grad... (more)

2 Loram GP-40 trail the road power on IC&E train MSPKC,seen backing up to their train.They are on the way home to their base in Kansas City MO.

This rail grinder is followed by two water trucks as it heads west through Morris. Unfortunately, two large fires would force them to a halt just a few miles away.

Slowing grinding eastwards on the single main Belleville Sub.