What is this?

[7LineFan 256]

Anybody have an idea what this is?

 

At Corona Yard on the new yard tracks.

[metsfan 2]

Maybe it's used to move ties?

 

- Andy

[INDman 414]

I think that is a ballast tamper. It picks up the tracks and pushes ballast underneath to level them out.

[Pablo M 201 35]

I think that is a ballast tamper. It picks up the tracks and pushes ballast underneath to level them out.

Yeah, thats what it looks like to me also.

[SpikeMauler 8]

Tamper.Track Dept uses them.