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Trains
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Railroads
employ
a wide variety of specialized equipment dedicated to maintenance of
their right of way (MOW). This equipment varies from monstrous to
small and cute.  LORAM RG308 rail grinder at Holbrook, AZ, 5/02/07. Rail grinders reshape the rail head for optimum car tracking and minimum wheel and rail wear. |
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 Locomotive |
 Tank car #1 |
 Grinder style 1 |
 Grinder style 2 |
 Tank car #2 |
 Caboose. Serves as control center; water canons at rear extinguish fires set by grinding sparks. |
 LORAM grinder working at Yankton, SD, 5/07/16, near sunset. |
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 LORAM grinder working at Rochester, MN, 10/06/10, accompanied by the smell of burning steel. |
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