LORAM RGS-7 and RGS-8 have just tied down at the west end of the Westward Siding in St. Albans on a chilly November night. The two rail switch grinders are linked together as part of an experimen... (more)
The dust settles for a moment while Ballast Cleaner No. 2402 stops work to cross a couple grade crossings before proceeding with its duties... This truly is an amazing machine, and a must see liv... (more)
Making an enormous cloud of dust, this LORAM Shoulder Ballast Cleaner slowly moves north causing the ground to tremble from the force of its huge buckets as it scoops up thousands of rocks. Remov... (more)
Rail grinder LMIX 3404 crosses over the Red Lake River headed south along the Detroit Lakes subdivision towards Erskine, Mahnomen, and Glenwood.
Dry conditions combined with a stiff breeze fanned sparks from a rail grinder into a moderate grass fire. Crews on the grinder and those following on a special Northshore Mining fire train doused ... (more)
Railgrinder 405 passes a coal train ready to head toward Harrisburg PA
A combination of smoke, dust and metal surrounds the rail grinder as it uses stones to grind the head of the rails. The smoke and dust, doesn't seem to bother the gentleman walking by one of the ... (more)
Sparks fly as the Loram Railgrinder works their way Westbound on main 1 through Shawsville, with several MOW vehicles and the "baby grinder" behind to do the crossings.
With cutter wheels grinding away at the head of the rails on #1 track, the Loram Railgrinder works it's way west towards Russell for a night run down the Cincinnati & Northern Subdivisions. In a ... (more)
Rail Grinder set rolls east towards Williamson near Big Splint after a long day...
The LORAM rail grinder works along Norfolk Southern's Whitethorne District making several passes along the mainline grinding the rails on a beautiful spring afternoon.
A Loram rail grinder departs North Wye road crossing after a brief stop to allow NS 229 to pass.
The Loram rail grinding train RG 411 deadheads from Winnipeg, MB to Pickering, ON passing under the soon to be gone Longlac West signal tower.