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What's this? Hi-Rail truck [ rail grinder ] of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« on: May 17, 2018, 11:32:45 PM »
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I saw this beast today in Portland, OR, by the west entrance to the tunnel at Goose Hollow.  The picture is taken from the light rail train I was riding.  There are no other rail lines nearby, so it's almost certainly used for some kind of light rail maintenance.   Looking closely at the back, it seems to have an exhaust stack coming out the roof under a metal plate, and the rear louvers could be for a radiator.    Lots of dials, etc. on the rear.  I'm wondering if it is some kind of mobile electrical generator.

Any idea what it is?   

I couldn't get a picture of the front - just left, right and rear.
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2018, 11:48:59 PM »
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Mini rail grinder?
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2018, 01:19:23 AM »
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Railroad police SWAT vehicle ?
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2018, 01:30:03 AM »
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I wonder if the logo on its sides would  reveal more about it (if it was readable)?
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2018, 01:54:53 AM »
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Track vacuum cleaner?

Like Peteski said, the logo would be a big help.  If nothing else, we could Google the company.
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2018, 06:37:08 AM »
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New Jersey license plate?  It traveled pretty far to Oregon!
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2018, 09:32:35 AM »
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Mystery solved!   A mini rail-grinder.  Cool!

Thanks all.

I did think of looking up the logo, but the pictures just weren't high enough resolution or clear enough.  If only I had one of those magic police-TV-show "enhancer" software packages ....


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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2018, 12:00:56 PM »
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Quote from: nickelplate759 on May 18, 2018, 09:32:35 AM
If only I had one of those magic police-TV-show "enhancer" software packages ....

LOL!  Funny how those things seem to achieve miraculous results.  It must be their equivalent of what we call a "modeler's license".
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Re: What's this? Hi-Rail maintenance truck of some kind, seen in Portland, OR
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2018, 06:05:52 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on May 18, 2018, 12:00:56 PM
LOL!  Funny how those things seem to achieve miraculous results.  It must be their equivalent of what we call a "modeler's license".

I'd call it a literal example of "Deus ex machina" - a convenient device to move the plot along.  "Oh look, we can read the bad guy's license plate after all!"
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