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  2. Spreader (railroad) - Wikipedia

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    A spreader is a type of maintenance equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles. The spreader spreads gravel along the railroad ties. The various ploughs, wings and blades of specific spreaders allow them to remove snow, build banks, clean and dig ditches, evenly distribute gravel, as well as trim embankments of brush along the side of the track.

  3. Ballast regulator - Wikipedia

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    A ballast regulator (also known as a ballast spreader or ballast sweeper) is a piece of railway maintenance equipment used to shape and distribute the gravel track ballast that supports the ties in rail tracks.

  4. Railroad speeder - Wikipedia

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    Speeder in use in Santa Cruz, California. A speeder (also known as a section car, railway motor car, putt-putt, track-maintenance car, crew car, jigger, trike, quad, trolley, inspection car, or draisine) is a small railcar used around the world by track inspectors and work crews to move quickly to and from work sites. [1]

  5. North American Railcar Operators Association - Wikipedia

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    The North American Railcar Operators Association (NARCOA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and safe, legal operation of railroad equipment historically used for maintenance of way purposes. The organization is primarily composed of those who own and operate a personal railcar speeder. [2]

  6. American Train Dispatchers Association - Wikipedia

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    An earlier organization called the Train Dispatchers Association of America preceded the establishment of the ATDA by 27 years. [3] During the Great Railroad Strike of 1922 , the Train Dispatchers did not participate but neither would they perform work of other unions.

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  8. List of U.S. Class II railroads - Wikipedia

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    The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has defined the lower bound as 350 miles (560 km) of track or $40 million in annual operating revenue. [1] The Class I threshold is $250 million, adjusted for inflation since 1991. [ 2 ] ).

  9. Steam Railroading Institute - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in 1969 as the Michigan State University (MSU) Railroad Club. [2] It became the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, and later adopted its present name. [3] [4] [5] The Steam Railroading Institute is an organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment and items. [6]