Maintenance of Way

Track laying and related track maintenance systems used by railroads falls under the category of "maintenance of way" equipment. This includes a variety of rail mounted machines used to repair the ties, ballast and rail of the track being worked. The production ballast tamper lifts track and "tamps" ballast under crossties with a light beam and laser alignment system to control the amount of track raised at each crosstie while the track is repositioned following the alignment system.

Features, Production Ballast Tamper, with Laser:
Self propelled diesel powered unit
Eight (8) electric tamper heads
Three sensors control adjustments
Sixteen (16) tamping tools
Detroit diesel engine
Useful life of 12-20 years