Nordco, Inc. is an American manufacturer of railroad maintenance of way and inspection equipment, based in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Founded in 1926, it has been a subsidiary of Wabtec since 2021. The company is one of the top manufacturers of railroad maintenance equipment in North America.
A Nordco railcar mover, part of the company's Shuttlewagon line
A ballast regulator is a piece of railway maintenance equipment used to shape and distribute the gravel track ballast that supports the ties in rail tracks. They are often used in conjunction with ballast tampers when maintaining track.
A ballast regulator at work in Spain
A "ballast scraper" developed in 1899, designed to move ballast from the outside of the rails to the inside.
MP 150 023 ballast regulator of the Romanian Railways
Shaping the ballast shoulder