I have added an MTH G5 to my collection. You can see it by going to my MTH section. (Just click here.) The lok is seen pulling a consist of tuscan colored Madison type rail cars that were in service on the LIRR until the sixties.
These cars, as the LIRR cars, are quite complex and each has its specific function. The cars are used to replace ties and clean and replace ballast. Ties are anchored to track plates by spikes or large lag bolts and in turn the rails are fastened to the ties by anchors. There are special machines that will remove the old spikes or bolts and other machines that replace the old spikes or bolts with new ones. The cars have interesting names such as an adzer, a kribber, a ballast regulator, or a production dynamic tamper. The pictures show the cars and crew at work and in the Luxembourg station. There are several pictures of the completed tracks taken from a moving train. Sorry about the reflection in the window.