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Western Railroad Discussion > Loram Railgrinder on main 2 at Emory, Utah 1/26/15Date: 01/31/15 09:16 Loram Railgrinder on main 2 at Emory, Utah 1/26/15 Author: the_expediter Nasty! That middle track is the center siding...SHM
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/31/15 14:21 by the_expediter.  Date: 01/31/15 09:17 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: the_expediter Nasty...but Interesting!- Steve
 Date: 01/31/15 09:38 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: Torisgod Rail grinders are delightful! That's a rare catch, as rails only need grinding every few years, and so there are only a few rail grinders in the country.
Tor in Eugene Date: 01/31/15 09:46 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: mrltim Loram has 17 grinders currently working in the US.
Date: 01/31/15 10:04 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: railstiesballast Great grinding weather: no fire risk.
Date: 01/31/15 10:10 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: BAB At night they look like hell fire with all the sparks shooting out. They are also used for brush clearing sometimes, in Eastern WA they used it to remove old buildings one time. Water isn't always close enough on the rear to do the job.
Date: 01/31/15 13:35 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: ABB Actually, under today's maintenance practices a heavy main line may get its rails ground 2 or 3 times per year.
Date: 01/31/15 22:33 Re: Loran Railgrinder on main 2 east of Echo, Utah 1/26 Author: ln844south Got one tied up in Chiloquin, Oregon tonight
Steve Panzik Chiloquin, Or |