Winter-Track tamping time! Tamping in process (2)The way a tamper works is very simple-it adds ballast under the rail to raise low spots to provide a smooth surface for the wheel to ride on.
To do this, tampers have steel fingers that get shoved into the ground and vibrated rapidly (like 4 jackhammers). This forces ballast under the ties. Before you tamp, however, you must jack up the rail to the proper height first.
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Photographed by Mark Sylvester (StmTrolleyguy), November 20, 2004.
Added to the photo archive by Mark Sylvester, November 26, 2004.
Railroad: Seashore Trolley Museum.
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