Fairmont Tamper

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My Brother's Father-in-Law , Thomas Killian worked for Tamper in West Columbia, South Carolina until his retirement. Some years later Thomas passed away due to cancer. This man was like an adopted Grand Father to me and he is the very first person to take me to watch trains at the CSX Cayce yard in Cayce, SC. I was 14 then. Now I'm 41 and I still drive by Tamper, and rail fan at the Cayce yard. This thread is dedicated to Mr. Thomas Killian who built alot of the machines that keep the worlds railways safe. I will forever miss him. As a side note, Fairmont Tamper is approximately 10 minutes from my house.
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OVERHEAD VIEW-West Columbia, SC Facility
Tamper Corp was originally founded in Canada in 1934. In 1966 the company was moved and headquartered in West Columbia,SC . Tampers strength is in a complete line of automated tamping equipment for lifting,leveling,lining, and tamping track and is a true pioneer in the development of high speed computer controlled tamping equipment. In 1992 Harsco Rail acquired Tamper combining it Fairmont Railway motors forming the present Fairmont Tamper, one the largest suppliers of railroad track maintenance equipment.

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RTW200 Tie Handler
The Fairmont Tamper RTW 200 Tie Handler efficiently distributes,places and cleans new and used concrete or wood ties. The tie handling crane is equipped with a 360 degree continuous rotation articulated boom and self leveling 360 continuous rotation tie clamp head.

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UTV354 Utility Track Vehicle
Fairmont Tamper UTV354 Utility Track Vehicle is a versatile general service vehicle for workers and materials. The Machine can be used as a mobile crane, switcher,rail changer or inspection car over isolated,inaccessible track.

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C154 Ballast Regulator
The Fairmont Tamper C154 Ballast Regulator features a directional front plow the enables plowing out, pulling in, or full transfer of ballast in either direction with the machine traveling in either direction. These ballast boxes are operated hydraulically.

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RMC306 Anchor Boxer
The Fairmont Tamper RMC306 Anchor Boxer is an automatic anchor application machine. It applies anchors in pairs, called boxing or individually on one rail.

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Tie Master
Fairmont Tamper manages a Tiemasters gang of railroad employees for the purpose of replacing railroad ties and dressing the track. They provide the machinery and repair parts while the railroad supplies the labor and track materials for the project.

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STM-XLC SWITCH TAMPER
The Fairmont Tamper STM-XLC Switch Tamper is a 16 tool switch tamper ideally suited for production work,spot tamping, tie gangs, branch lines and new construction projects. Traversing work heads tamp 100% of the switch area, providing uniform compaction under each tie and under the load bearing surface of the switch.

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MBCA CLIP APPLICATOR
The Fairmont Tamper MBCA Clip Applicator is used for the application of pre-positioned rail clipsto concrete tie in track construction,track renewal and rail stressing. The MBCA Clip Applicator applies clips to both rails at the same time.

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New Track Construction Machine
The Fairmont Tamper New track Construction Machine lays new track on a previously prepared roadbed in a continuous operation. This unit is propelled by an auxiliary power source, either a track/crawler vehicle or an alternate wheeled vehicle .

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Overhead Inspection and Maintenance Car
The Fairmont Tamper Overhead Inspection and Maintenance Car is self-propelled vehicle to transport and to carry out the inspection,maintenance, and repair work on overhead line catenary systems.

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Mark IV Production/Switch Tamper
The Fairmont Tamper Mark IV Production/Switch Tamper is the latest ( back in 1997) of high quality production tamping and Superior switch tamping machine.

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Trailers
The Fairmont Tamper Trailers are built in many different forms to various functions. The trailers can be used to haul new and used spikes,ties, tie plates, anchors and supplies necessary at the job site.

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HY-RAIL GUIDE WHEEL EQUIPMENT LIGHT DUTY
The Fairmont Tamper Hy-Rail guide wheel attachments enable railway vehicle fleet managers to provide well equipped track inspection and transportation to vehicles such as light duty pickups, chassis cab trucks, and utility vehicles.

The Fairmont Tamper HY-RAIL GUIDE WHEEL EQUIPMENT LIGHT DUTY guide wheel attachments adapt to to light duty trucks and utility vehicles meeting Fairmont Tampers specs for railway applications requiring travel on the high way and on the rail.

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W96 SPIKE SETTER DRIVER
The Fairmont Tamper W96 SPIKE SETTER DRIVER will set and drive spikes into the ties to hold the rails in place. The @96 drives new or reclaimed spikes in one or both ties at the same time.

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MODEL 79 SUPER BROOM
The Fairmont Tamper MODEL 79 SUPER BROOM sweeps up ballast and materials that are often distributed by auger to the outer edges of the track. Here plows attached to both sides of the Super Broom distribute and shape the ballast to shoulder slope.

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GO-4S TRAC GOPHER UNDERCUTTER
The Fairmont Tamper model GO-4S TRAC GOPHER UNDERCUTTER is a powerful high production track undercutter that mechanizes reballasting of trackage and improves track drainage. The undercutter bar utilizes hardened steel cutting teeth to efficiently cut it's way underneath the track where it removes the fouled ballast from underneath the track and deposits the spoil into the trench,where the digging wheel carries it to the spoil conveyors for disposal.

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SPIKE RECLAIMER
The Fairmont Tamper SPIKE RECLAIMER is used to in tie and steel gangs to magnetically recover spikes from the left, right, and both rails. The spikes are fed through a patented continuous tumbler cleaner onto a conveyor belt where the operator picks out the reusable spikes and the balance run off the conveyor into kegs.

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Scenic Rails south of Edmonton,Alberta, Canada

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SST SPIKE SUPPLY TRAILER
The Fairmont Tamper SST SPIKE SUPPLY TRAILER is new technology for bulk handling of spikes, for the high speed production spikers. The machine provides a controlled flow of spikes to storage trays on the spiking machine. To discharge the spikes the tub is tilted and rotated slowly until spikes flow onto the conveyor. The conveyor carries spikes to a diverter chute mounted on the spiking machine where they are directed to spike trays on either or both sides of the machine.

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These photos were back in 1997 and 1998. All information and photos courtesy of Fairmont Tamper Corporation/Harsco Rail West Columbia,South Carolina. I have posted these hoping that you enjoy them and can find something useful.
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