CR 2001 with Jordan Spreader CR 64611 just did a small section at the very beginning of the old New Haven Railroad Armory branch in East Hartford, CT, and then paused to fold up the wings.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

The wings are folded up completely and almost ready to move on to the next area needing attention. This spreader was working in the area for about a week and a half.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Jordan Spreader CR 64611 and CR 2001 are ditching the west side of the East Windsor Secondary (former New Haven Armory Branch).
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Jordan Spreader CR 64611 and CR 2001 are passing under the bridge.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Jordan Spreader CR 64611 and CR 2001 clear the bridge.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Working at the same location on the East Windsor secondary, Jordan Spreader CR 64611 and CR 2001 make a second pass after ditching to "spread out" the berm left from the ditching pass, with the wing outstretched a little further. Also, it takes care of any brush encroaching on the right of way.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Down at track level again with CR 2001 and CR 64611.
Location: East Hartford, CT
Photo Date: 3-29-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Still working on the Conrail Manchester secondary near Risley's crossing in Manchester, CR 64611 is coming to a halt with the blade still on the ground and dirt piled up in front of it.
Location: Manchester, CT
Photo Date: 3-20-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

The blades are completely raised for the spreader and its locomotive to move across the grade crossing.
Location: Manchester, CT
Photo Date: 3-20-85
Photographer: Carl Weber     Added: May 5, 2006

Conrail kept Jordan Spreaders at many locations around the system. Here CR 64261 sits, waiting to work. In a few months, it will be busy plowing snow.
Location: Portage, PA
Photo Date: 6-95
Photographer: John McCluskey     Added: August 29, 1998

BU stands for Ballast Undercutter. John caught this switch undercutter working in conjunction with the track undercutter below.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

We're looking at the rear of a track undercutter at work. It digs under the track and puts down a blanket of rubber to protect the track. John caught them at work on an overcast day working at Church St. when he was still a teenager.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

We're working out way from the rear toward the front of the unit in this series of photos. You can clearly see the roll of material in this shot.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

Mid-section of the undercutter.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

You can see the track lifted up.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

The machine was clogged when John snapped these pics. The guys are working to undo the problem.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

The front of the unit.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-18-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

A former Conrail Fairmont-Tamper "switch tamper." The photo was taken on the old P&LE in the middle of McKees Rocks Yard.
Location: McKees Rocks, PA
Photo Date: 5-04
Photographer: Steve Hudspeth     Added: May 7, 2005

A shot of the rear of the unit.
Location: McKees Rocks, PA
Photo Date: 5-04
Photographer: Steve Hudspeth     Added: May 7, 2005

A vintage early Conrail publicity photo of a crew replacing ties in a tie aligner.
Location: Adrian, NY
Photo Date: late-1970's
Photographer: Ken Kauffman     Added: March 13, 2004

Track stabilizer used behind a raising gang to stabilize the ballast, reduce or eliminate slow orders. It basically vibrates the ballast.
Location: Berea, OH
Photo Date: 9-14-98
Photographer: Scott Tish     Added: October 23, 1998

Fairmount Tamper tie layer came to Berea to finish the track to Greenwich, with the rails next to the train.
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Location: Berea, OH
Photo Date: 7-98
Photographer: Scott Tish     Added: October 23, 1998

A brushcutter doing its thing. Scott says that this serves every spring on the Delmarva Secondary on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The picture is taken on a siding off of the DELS at MP 101.
Location: Salisbury, MD
Photo Date: 3-99
Photographer: Scott Harris     Added: June 4, 1999

A Nordco spike driver. Steve says this unit and the following two are owned by what seems to be a private contractor for the Wheeling & Lake Erie. The units were being rebuilt and repainted in the old train/truck car transfer yard inside W&LE's Rook Yards.
Location: Green Tree, PA
Photo Date: 5-04
Photographer: Steve Hudspeth     Added: May 7, 2005

A former Conrail Fairmont Tamper tie exchanger going to be rebuilt.
Location: Green Tree, PA
Photo Date: 5-04
Photographer: Steve Hudspeth     Added: May 7, 2005

A Conrail ballast regulator that will be rebuilt along with the group above.
Location: Green Tree, PA
Photo Date: 5-04
Photographer: Steve Hudspeth     Added: May 7, 2005

Some burly Conrail MoW guys are welding a new section of rail a few feet down from the fellow above.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-22-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

Here we see a worker grinding the weld smooth on the head of the rail.
Location: Wernersville, PA
Photo Date: 8-22-86
Photographer: John Schodowski     Added: July 12, 1999

A Penn Central Plasser Assistant Roadmaster tamper number MP 6023 at Hudson, Ohio.
Location: Hudson, OH
Photo Date: 11-76
Photographer: Roger Durfee     Added: March 28, 2003