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  1. Oct 16, 2023, 10:51 PM #1
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    Railroad bucket wheel digger and ballast spreader - GIF

    Railroad bucket wheel digger and ballast spreader.




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    That looks like the correct machine to use for digging ditches, then filling them back in..

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    Strange they are digging up the ballast and laying it back down in the same spot. Possible they are processing the ballast to make it smaller.



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