Quote: Sent Thu, 04 December 2008 06:28 AM by REB
The main power unit looks like it was once a BEB17 Ballast regulator that was manufactured by Tamper.The ballast boxs, plow and broom have been removed. At one time in my 42 years of railroading I had some of those to maintain. I'm not sure about the trailer. It sits on the BEB17 frame where the track broom was mounted. The control levers on the cab floor were foward, reverse, high or low range and creep. That was used when sweeping the ballast off the track when running in reverse.
The trailer could have been manufactured by Tamper or it could have been homemade. There were also after market companys that made attachments for different machines.
It was probably used to support a small tie gang or move material away from an under cutting operation in close areas. It is a small unit.
I hope this helps to figure it out.
Bob
Bob:
Thanks for your reply and knowledgeable input. I will post this and keep you up to date if I learn anything more
Dave
P.S. Do you live in Oregon?