Grinding the running track between Sparta and Jones along the CN Iron Range Sub.

The smell of grinding metal in the afternoon.

“SRT Rail Grinder Crosses Beach Bridge”

On December 1, 2025, Delta Railroad Services’ SRT Vulcano LGT 32M rail grinder crosses Beach Bridge at the southern end of NJ Transit’s... (more)

“Vulcano LGT 32M in the Marshland”

On December 1, 2025, Delta Railroad Services’ SRT Vulcano LGT 32M rail grinder works along the Beach Thorofare marshland near the southern end... (more)

“Rail Grinding the Pleasantville–Absecon Marshes”

On December 1, 2025, Delta Railroad Services’ SRT Vulcano LGT 32M rail grinder skirts the Pleasantville–Absecon city line i... (more)

“SRT Rail Grinder @ Winslow Junction”

On December 1, 2025, Delta Railroad Services' SRT Vulcano LGT 32M rail grinder passes the former PRSL (Pennsylvania–Reading Seashore Lines)... (more)

“SRT Rail Grinder @ Lindenwold ”

On the morning of December 1, 2025, Delta Railroad Services' SRT Vulcano LGT 32M rail grinder enters NJ Transit territory for the first time as it... (more)

“Rail Grinder Transfer from PATCO to NJT”

On the morning of December 1st, 2025, Delta Railroad Services' SRT (Smart Railway Technology) Vulcano LGT 32M Rail Grinder sits at the PA... (more)

It's a cold morning as crew members prepare their rail grinder for a day of grinding rails for CN.

No sparks here! Tying down after along shift on the grinder 309 basks in the sun as it awaits its next call of duty to grind friday night at 1600. Today being my day off it worked out perfectly to... (more)

It's always fun to watch and listen to some of the impressive machinery railroad use to keep the freight moving in a safe and timely manner. Loram has made a successful business by building, oper... (more)

With billowing smoke and sparks a flyin', Loram Rail Grinder 'RG 8' creeps westward at walking speed on the Rio Grande mainline near Mesa on Nov. 12, 1989.

The rail grinder having started at Indian earlier in the day is finished for the night and has stopped to take on water at Potter Creek using good ole gravity to get the job done.

The sparks and smoke are flying as the south rail of this curve is ground back to the proper profile. I've seen these machines parked in various places or in transit, but it's something else to s... (more)

One of Loram's impressive rail grinding machines makes its way into Brooten, working westbound on Canadian Pacific tracks.