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Maintenance of way (often abbreviated as M of Way, MOW or MW) refers to the maintenance of railroad rights of way. [1] It can include procedures from the initial grading of the right of way to its general upkeep and eventual dismantling.

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Maintenance equipment

Main article: List of railway vehicles

As with any construction or maintenance work, Maintenance of Way work has its own set of specialized equipment. The is a list of all types of Vehicle that can be used on a Railway, either specifically for running on the rails or for maintenance or up-keep of a railway

Some of the small tools used in maintenance of way service include:

Maintenance jobs

Main article: List of railway industry occupations

Specific maintenance functions are carried out by maintenance of way workers. In Rail terminology, a spike is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails or Fishplates (or baseplates to ties in the track This is a list of railway industry occupations but it also includes transient functional job titles according to activity On modern railroads, the workers are often associated with a particular piece of equipment, but in the past, they held jobs that weren't always obvious from their titles.

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References

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