• CSX GRMC 2

  • Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM.
Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM.

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  by Engineer James
 
Stumped on what CSX GRMC 2 Does.... is it like a Sperry car or a Geometry car?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=172138

  by roadster
 
Ground Restraint Measurement System # 2 This car is equiped with special senors and a split axle to simulate the effects of a loaded train upon the rail,spikes, ties. Basically the reaction of the rails under load.

  by clearblock
 
It is actually called Gage Restraint Measurement System.

As roadster said, it measures track gage changes under a calibrated load to find problems where gage could spread under a heavy train that are not apparent in a regular track geometry test or visual inspection.