Rail Grinding Train

Saw this odd looking train and took a little video. I'm told it's used to 'resurface' the rails. This train carries its own water supply cars, dust system (above the actual griders), electric generater cars, and living quarters cars for the crews.

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[whelenvortexr4]

They need to grind the tracks in my hometown. The shiny coat is scraping off. It was done with an AWESOME Harso, not a stupid LORAM.

[Wharris65]

@whelenvortexr4

Would love to have seen it!

[whelenvortexr4]

@Wharris65 How I saw it was September of 2007, we were on the bus on the way to school. It was morning and in then bus, we went by the railroad tracks and saw this railgrinder. It was pretty loud and we were shocked. That night, it went through gringing the tracks.