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NS work train - ballast tamper

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NS work train - ballast tamper

  by SST
 
While looking at random videos on Youtube, I came across this video. While the vid is about the near miss between RR and car, I am wondering what does this RR machine do besides trying to avoid accidents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY7M5VKlIjE

Re: NS work train

  by mowretired
 
The machine in the video is a tamper, used to surface track.
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