Glossary

Ballast tamper

Ballast tamper is described as a power-operated machine for compacting ballast under crossties. Ballast tamper, a track installation and maintenance machine used to tamp down the rock ballast used to hold the ties in position on the roadbed.
Ref: 122107/2006-09-19

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