This MOW vehicle is a tamper. The steel fingers on the pods on the front get stuck into the ballast on either side of a tie and then they vibrate very quickly, pushing ballast under the ties. This supports the track better, and offers a much smoother ride.

It was waiting in the siding at WILT in Wilton CT awaiting 1855 to go south so he can go north to Danbury (DAN)

Photographed by Jonny D, June 14, 2004.
Added to the photo archive by Jonny D, June 15, 2004.
Railroad: Metro North.

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