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Date: 02/25/21 16:14
Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: PC1073

While I've seen this thing working on a few occasions in the daylight, I'd never managed to photograph it in the dark.
Thanks to the usual CSX shenanigans, it finally happened.  Seen here passing SEPTA's Cheltenham Station (off
to the left in hte 1st image), they're working along the CSX Trenton Sub., around MP QA 9.7, in Philadelphia Pa.

Enjoy, 
John R

https://www.flickr.com/photos/twenty17teen/

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/21 16:15 by PC1073.


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Date: 02/25/21 16:27
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: Gonut1

Very nice catch, thanks for posting!
Go

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Date: 02/25/21 16:36
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: dschlegel

Both are great photos, and the second is my favorite. Great catch!
Dan

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Date: 02/25/21 16:49
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: Pattenburg

Really nice photos! I would assume existing light?

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Date: 02/25/21 17:08
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: TamaquaTim

Great photos of one of my favorite operations on the RR. Do you know where is is now? My favorite picture is #1.
Thanks, Tim McRea

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Date: 02/25/21 17:23
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: GPutz

Thanks for the memories.  My parents lived in the Cheltenham Station Apartments, about 200 feet east of the station in Philadelphia, '92 - '96.  The old RDG statoin, which burned down in late '92 or early '93 was in Cheltenham, PA, to the left side of your first picture.  Gerry

See also this oldie: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2304249,2305548#2305548



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Date: 02/25/21 20:15
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: radar

That's really neat.

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Date: 02/26/21 00:48
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: PossumKing

Excellent!

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Date: 02/26/21 06:00
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: robj

Very nce, something I would always hope to catch.

bob

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Date: 02/26/21 10:22
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: phthithu

Nice shooting love the mood. 

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Date: 02/26/21 11:14
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: TomPlatten

Do the rail grinders grind turnouts or do they avoid them?

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Date: 02/26/21 11:28
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: ABB

Normally they will skip turnouts. There is a much smaller machine that is designed to grind turnouts.

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Date: 02/26/21 17:35
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: edbac333

 This great image is far , far superior in quality to how it looked posted on Facebook.  It really drives home what happens to the quality of the   images  and videos one uploads there.  Great shot !

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Date: 03/01/21 14:49
Re: Loram Rail Grinder-In the Dark and Snow
Author: ns1000

NIICE..!!

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