M338 Meeting LORAM Rail Grinder

[hoscalelocomotive]

haulin ass aint he

[J8Missouri]

takes defects out and increases fuel mileage for the locomotive by putting the profile back in the rail so less suface friction is generated

[wirerail]

I guess whistling for a crossing is optional for LORAM.

[GayBoyRunning]

Australia has better ones. serach it on youtube. SPENO Rail Grinder

[flyakiteGDI]

The Loram grinder in my vid looks alot like that one but it has more cars.

Nice vid !

[CoasterManiak10]

ooh cool, thanks for the tip

[ic6071]

No problem!

[CoasterManiak10]

What is th purpose of the railgrinder?

[ic6071]

It smooths the rail down i think, just so they can safely go faster. When they grind, the grind at very low speeds, and there are sparks that shoot out in all directions. Thats why they have those tank cars on the train, they haul water.

[jdawgsworld]

they grind a bevel on the inner edge of the track because the wheels are slightly rounded...grinding the edge makes both the wheels and the track last longer...they cut a 45 degree bevel at about 45mph...they can cut both edges at once

[BNSF5608]

The railgrinder shown is stationed out of University Avenue, in St. Paul Minnesota. I'v e seen Loram crews working on it there before, and I toured it, it's a very interesting peice of equipment!

[wirerail]

@CoasterManiak10 a rail grinder literally grinds the head of the rail back to an optimal contour prolonging rail life. It will remove superficial defects that can turn into major cracks or a broken rail.

[BoxcarFrank]

That LORAM Rail Grinder had a nice K5LA!

[Hiei2k7]

Heh, That's a fast grind job!

[CSX6000]

Wow, you even caught a Santa Fe Dash-8! You're one lucky dude.

[ic6071]

Yeah, and to to it all off, it was on the CN!