A Loram Ballast Cleaner deadheads east through the NS/CN diamond at Spriggsboro/Wayne on a beautiful autumn Sunday morning.

A Loram Ballast Cleaner passes the south end of Lake City at a good clip, with the loudest horn I've yet heard. The machine scoops the ballast, cleans, and puts it back down before tamping.

Loram Ballast Cleaner heads past SHEN towards Cumberland Md.

A foreman keeps a close eye on the scoop wheel. The Loram ballast cleaner working the ex-P&LE. It scoops up ballast, cleans it, puts it back down, and tamps it; all in one machine.

The Loram ballast cleaner working the ex-P&LE. It scoops up ballast, cleans it, puts it back down, and tamps it; all in one machine.