A CSX employee surveys the freshly cleaned ditch from the caboose as the Loram Ditch Cleaner heads west past McDonald Steel and Larry's Truck and Electric.
The Ditch Cleaner discards a trail of nasty wet ballast on the opposite side of the tracks as it heads west past Larry's Truck and Electric in McDonald, Ohio.
The sun was dropping, as was the temperature, so I decided to fire up the Road King and ride home. But then I heard W097 go through the defect detector and it was only 300' long. Curious, I hung ... (more)
The Loram ditch cleaner heads west uphill rounding the curve at Scott Depot.
Eastbound Loram Badger Ditch Cleaner crosses the muddy Potomac River at Harpers Ferry after 5 inches of rain in the area.