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Posted by kp5308 on Fri Apr 15 22:19:54 2022 Hand washing a GP10 at Boyertown PA: Colebrookdale Traction Brill Model 55 gas-mechanical railcar at the other end of the yard:  Former Canadian National commuter coach remodeled as a parlor car complete with plastic "stained glass" oval windows and transoms:  Next photo stop was New Britain at the Almshouse Rd. crossing on SEPTA's Doylestown Line:  Then a few images from the pedestrian walkway between the new SEPTA Lansdale Parking Garage and the condo/apartment campus on the other side of the tracks. Looking north toward Perkasie at the 2 orange, gray and black Pennsylvania Northeastern SD40-2Ws:  Looking the other way at the PNRR SD60 with the Lansdale station in the background. A SEPTA set bound for Doylestown bends off to the left:  Last stop is North Reading on the Reading & Northern for some photos of the LORAM RG400 rail grinding train. Set 3417 consists of a power car that also has a normally aspirated EMD 16-645 that moves the train:  next is a 75,000 gallon water car:  followed by 4 grinding cars:  Two more water cars:  Then the Vaccuum car:  Followed by a second Power Car with fire fighting hoses on an elongated open platform:  LORAM Maintenance of the Way Inc. is located in Hamel, Minnesota and has been in the maintenance of way business since 1954. Their focus is helping railway companies extend the life of their track by manufacturing machines and improving technology that improves the rail head contour on site. The company has been designing, manufacturing and operating rail grinders since 1976. This size set can grind with a maximum of 120 stones and can perform at a top speed of 20MPH. A crew of approximately 10 is required to operate the machinery. |
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