A rail grinder in transit over CP crosses a rural overpass east of Nashua, MN. This photo was taken from the opposite side of the tracks from Railroad: Loram
Locomotive: Rail Grinder
Location: Nashua, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: LMIX 3404
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 14, 2015

As I was working at my job in the eastern Utah gas fields I was keeping an eye out for any activity on the nearby Deseret Power Ry. but did not see anything. I should have seen a train after a cou... (more)

Making several passes across main two in-between Pikes crossing and Big Sandy Jct., Loram's mainline rail grinder eases west from Brown Street towards Pikes, leaving behind a smoldering railhead. ... (more)

A northbound CN freight has just cleared the road crossing and the bells and gates retract and that's just what the crew on board RG316 wanted as they prepare to now leave the yard at Virginia and... (more)

A new Loram rail grinder waits at the signals at South Charleston for traffic to clear.

A light drizzle is falling as the rail grinder kicks us some smoke from the grinders. They have just made their way through Williamstown. It will continue another 200 feet before it will return to... (more)

Loram RG316 holds the siding at Virginia, MN waiting for another northbound CN freight to pass before heading north themselves to do work on the CN Rainy Sub under the cover of darkness.

I didn't exactly expect to see this while on lunch break today. What appears to be one of Loram's specialty rail grinders rolls through the Village of Fonda and will eventually end up of the B&A.

"RAILS ON FIRE"
Literally...A Loram rail grinder works on the Norfolk Southern Lurgan Branch. The "grinding" removes blemishes on the surface and prolongs the life ... (more)

A Loram Railgrinder idles in the siding at Woodford as the first section of the QWCRV approches.

The FEC maintains their railway exceptionally well. The annual visit of the Loram railgrind backs up that claim.

After sitting in the yard in Huntington for the holiday season, the Loram switch grinder is back to work on the Huntington Division. After taking on water at Big Sandy Junction with the assistanc... (more)

"An Unusual Sight"

Prior to shooting Q268 with the KCS Belle, a Loram rail grinder was out and about grinding the rails between CP-5 and CP-10 offering something to shoot while w... (more)