Sparks fly as a rail grinder works west on track 2 of NS' Pittsburgh Line.

A rail grinder works west on track 2 of NS' Pittsburgh Line passing under the position light signals at Irwin.

LORAM Rail Worker DC4 heads West through Galesburg passing the beautiful Peck Park. Here's another photo I took of it passing through Joliet Union Station: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.ph... (more)

LORAM DC4 heads Westbound down the Transcon as it ducks under BNSF's ex-CB&Q mainline.

A LORAM Rail Working Machine, Rail Equipment, and a Rail Caboose get the green as they head east through Joliet Union Station.

Loram RG 310 grinds its way north at Milepost 73 on the NS Buffalo Line.

Loram Ballast Cleaner heads past SHEN towards Cumberland Md.

Northbound Grinding Rails Between Montgomery And Linden

Sparks shower the mainline as this rail grinder works near Duluth on the former DW&P.

RG302 sits on #5 runner in Brunswick, MD, as a thunderstorm approaches. Canon EOS 10D w/ 70-200mm F/4L lens. 1/400 sec. @ F/8.

Loram on the BNSF

Now here's a rail machine that really "sucks." The LORAM Railvac vaccuums up ballast before the MoW replaces the old ties. You can see that there is an R/C operator controlling the hose.

Railgrinder with first section removed after crash

The cab unit of the Loram RG306 is upside down following last night's collision. Hulcher crews pushed it off the right of way for removal later today.

Hulcher crews prepare to remove the head end of the Loram Railgrinder involved in last night's collision with NS 214. The underside of RG306 can be seen across the tracks.