Union Pacific Maintenance Machines Leave Siding in Ames, Iowa

Union Pacific Maintenance Machines Leave Siding in Ames, Iowa

On the morning of September 3, 2012 (Labor Day), I found a large Maintenance of Way (MoW) force getting ready to work on a tie replacement project on the Union Pacific in Ames, Iowa. In this video, many machines are seen leaving a siding, although a few are seen going in. Below is a list of equipment seen. It is arranged with the time of the video, the reporting mark (if know), which always begins with "UP," the maker of the equipment (if known), and the type of equipment (if known). Feel free to comment it you know any additional information. 0:00 UP CATS-1001 Prasser-American 9-16 DYNA-C.A.T. Continuous Action Tamper/Track Stabilizer 0:35 UP BR-0306 Ballast Regulator 0:50 UP BR-670 Ballast Regulator 1:10 UP BR-671 Ballast Regulator 1:40 UP ATS-3560 Harsco Track Technologies (HTT) 6700SJ Tamper 3:03 A ballast regulator towing a cart 3:42 I don't know. Possibly a spike driving machine. 4:12 UP SDAG-6100 Spike Driving Machine 5:08 UP SDAG-6090 Spike Driving Machine 6:16 UP TMT-3556 HTT 3300 Tamper pushing portable toilet and towing a PPC 7:00 UP RLPI-1004 Racine Railroad Rail Lifter/Plate Inserter 8:26 UP TRIP-1960 Nordco Tie Inserter/Remover pushing a cart 9:25 UP THC 1236 Kershaw Tie Crane pushing a cart loaded with ties and pulling a fire cart 10:41 UP TBSR-180 Kershaw Tie Bed Scarifier towing a portable toilet 11:46 Anchor Spreader 12:04 UP THC 1238 Kershaw Tie Crane with tie cart and PPC 12:38 UP TRIP-2020 Nordco Tie Inserter/Remover 13:00 UP THCM 1244 Kershaw Tie Crane Magnetic with cart and portable toilet 13:34 UP SPDD-0905 Nordco Spike Puller Dual 13:58 Spike Puller Dual 14:20 A Union Pacific pickup truck heading right at me 14:24 Kershaw Tie Crane with cart