A Loram rail grinder fresh out of the factory just down the line in Hamel, MN gleams in the morning sun on the siding at Brooten. It's waiting for a crew from Loram to arrive and begin testing be... (more)

Cooling off the roadbed after a heavy grind...

Pacing the LORAM Rail Grinder train at about 15 mph as it produces lots of sparks and smoke along the Florida East Coast Railway.

Sparks fly as the LORAM Rail Grinder train slowly works south on the Florida East Coast Railway main line.

Crewman on the LORAM Rail Grinder train checks the connections between the two water cars as the train works south on the Florida East Coast Railway towards Miami.

The railgrinder visits the FEC once again, usually visiting once a year, as the FEC keeps their infrastructure in tip top shape.

Loram Specialty Grinder LMIX-604 waits in Banff Alberta riail yard to be called back to work.

Loram Rail Grinder puts on a little water show as it works it's way East to Wheeler out on the NS Memphis District - East End

Sitting tied down in St. Albans for Easter Sunday, is one of Loram's Railgrinder train-sets. This piece of equipment is ran by Loram crews, with a CSX engineer "pilot," along with a CSX roadmaster... (more)

This view illustrates how mainline rail grinders skip switches while re-profiling rail. They also wet down the track to prevent sparks from starting fires which clearly shows the "skip" over the ... (more)

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.

The Loram rail grinder spends its night in westward siding for maintenance as it does each visit.

The 2 power houses of the famous Loram Rail Grinder sit quietly together on a snowy December afternoon.