Several decades ago a freight train got stuck and snowed in while going through a cut. It remained there a day to two before a train with a plow could reach it.
They finally pulled the train out backwards which still left the tracks blocked to the height of the train. I figured that they would use a rotary plow to throw the snow from the area but instead they used a Vee plow on the front of a locomotive to clear the tracks.
They got back a fair distance and with the train coupled into one for weight they rammed the snow. I was sure that it derail or the front locomotives would get stuck and the cars behind would do like in the movies and derail.
Nope, the snow went flying and the train never stopped. I was parked beside the highway quite a distance from the tracks but chucks of snow landed just inches away from where I was. I could only imagine explaining to an insurance man about how great chunks of snow thrown by a train had caved in the side of my pickup while it was parked.
Some more slides that I need to scan and post to my Photobucket account.
Have any of you ever seen what a chained up Payloader can do with a Vee Snow Plow on the front? They have the speed and weight to move a lot of snow fast. The articulation lets them wiggle their way out if they do get stuck.
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