System, method and appartus for in-situ, dynamic repair of a railroad

A railroad apparatus for a railroad having a track in a rail bed, comprising:

• an operations car comprising a grader configured to grade the rail bed beneath the track while the track is vertically elevated above the rail bed by the operations car, the grader comprising a first degree of freedom in a lateral direction with respect to the railroad, a second degree of freedom in a vertical direction with respect to the railroad, and a third degree of freedom rotationally about a vertical axis with respect to the railroad;
• a power car coupled to the operations car, the power car comprising hydraulic, pneumatic and electric systems configured to provide hydraulic power, pneumatic power and electric power, respectively, to both the operations car and the power car, and the power car comprises a track stabilizer that is fully integrated into the power car and has in-situ workheads that are configured to apply selected horizontal vibration and a vertical load to the railroad while the railroad apparatus is in operation, such that the track stabilizer can settle ballast in the rail bed and loosen debris from the track, while the track is elevated above the rail bed;
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• the railroad apparatus consists of only the operations car and the power car.