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Spreader

built by O.F. Jordan Company· kind of maintenance of way equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Jordan-Spreader-SRM: SriMesh· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Spreader (238139596): Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US· CC BY 2.0
3. 20110707 SP MW4047 Jordan Spreader Train Mtn 009: Tom703· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. FEMRR Jordan Spreader SN-85: Yellowute at English Wikipedia· Public domain
5. JORDAN SPREADER (Railway Snow Plow): Bill Morrow· CC BY 2.0
6. Jordan Spreader at Jesup Depot: Michael Rivera· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. NB-00016 - Jordan Spreader (51297516275): Dennis G. Jarvis· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. NB-00019 - Jordan Spreader (51296682738): Dennis G. Jarvis· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. SP MW 316 Flanger and a Spreader at Ashland, OR in January 1979 (32345843743): Marty Bernard from U.S.A.· Public domain

what is it?

A spreader is a type of maintenance equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles. The spreader spreads gravel along the railroad ties. The various ploughs, wings and blades of specific spreaders allow them to remove snow, build banks, clean and dig ditches, evenly distribute gravel, as well as trim embankments of brush along the side of the track.

spec sheet

built: —
number built: —
kind: other
builders: O.F. Jordan Company
top speed: —
power: —

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4384215, Wikipedia: Spreader (railroad) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.