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Oregon California & Eastern Railroad Weyerhaeuser Woods Railroad Maintenance-of-Way equipment |
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Below are some pictures of some of the maintenance-of-way equipment used on the OC&E and Woods Railroads. |
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Tamper |
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One of the biggest problems facing the OC&E after the Weyerhaeuser purchase of the line was the
terrible condition of the track and roadbed structure following decades of neglect. Weyerhaeuser spent a total of $7.8 million dollars between 1975 and 1987 to bring the railroad
back into shape. Intially ballast tamping was contracted out, but after a short while the OC&E purchased a tamper of their own.
The tamper is seen here at the Sycan shops in 1984. Jimmy Bryant photo.
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The tamper
is seen here working at the Camp 6 Reload in November 1977. The tamper used lasers to make sure that trackage
was properly aligned, and the green structure behind the machine is part of the alignment system. Photo by and courtesy of Jack Bowden.
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