WHAT IS THIS USED FOR ???

I think I saw a vehicle like this with the geometry car, but I don't know what it is. I know it's not the geometry car. I never saw one riding along by itself like this...... Can anyone help with it's proper name / function? Thanks !

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[Rztaylorjr]

If I'm wrong correct me but this looks like its either at savage marc station in maryland or jessup station in maryland.

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@Rztaylorjr - yes, savage

[mountainlova1009]

Looks Like a Sperry, Could Be wrong, But looking at the video twice most i could get out is that it's probably for inspecting track, Most likely Welded Rail, Where was this filmed? Cause I saw Roughly the same Unit In Hudson, NY about 2 months Ago, Pretty Sure It's the same car shown here *Wouldn't have a clue how many of these they own*

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@mountainlova1009 This was at Savage Station in Maryland

[DAL3294]

Its a mysterious box of awesomeness

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@DAL3294  ya!

[streetcarbrad]

@streetcarbrad No R on this one! Is different from the one I had seen pictures of.

[amtrak706]

Great K5LA

[RBetzPhoto]

Yahoo'd CSX GMS2. Results call it the CSX Track Inspection Car.

[shapdude78]

That is a GRMS car (Gage Restraint Measurement System). It travels down the track applying force on the rails to simulate the weight of a locomotive. By measuring track under load it can detect any geometrical deviation (gage, cross level, warp, alignment, and profile) from what the FRA has mandated for a particular class of track.

It does not check the rail itself for cracks or internal flaws; that is done by the Sperry car.

It also does not check rail wear in curves; that is done by a vehi

[robloxman516]

what the hell is that?

[8899896]

This is a track inspector machine that looks for CRACKS in tracks when it finds a crack it marks the crack W paint or something ? I seen 1 of these in MARION ILL do the same thing as described above SCANNER MAN ( programs all kinds of railroads into scanners )

[TheMike5765]

because they got money and where bored so they wanted you to ask questions

[ChrisAMSRocker]

You can see the box that houses the lasers right behind the lead truck. It is looking at the wear on the rail and compares it to what that track looks like when it is new. This way the RR knows when a section of rail is in need of change. It also tells them if a stretch of track is wearing too fast so they can look at it.

[vipmd]

I wish we had a train like that

[CSX8663]

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR whats odd to me is usually railroads will have what they are on the side of them that mysterious box doesn't say what it is. :P bummer

[chealy349]

track geometry car, no question about it. awesome catch man!