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PLOWING & RUNNING IN THE SNOW

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  • Member since
    December 2007
  • From: NJ (Kittatinny Mountains)
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Posted by SNOWSHOE on Monday, November 24, 2008 10:24 AM

Nice videos. Nothing nicer then running in the snow.  I still have get my plow made.  Hopefully in the next few days I can get started on it. 

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  • From: N. California & Nevada
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Posted by g. gage on Monday, November 24, 2008 12:23 PM

Hi John, thanks for sharing your videos. We had our first snow, a dusting, back in Sept., haven't had anything since. I like your snow plow train, what kind of plow? The SP on Donner used rotorys, one on each end in case they got stuck and three or four SD units. I don't have a plow, guess I'll use my USA F3's like the WP in the Feather River. Your trains remined me of snow plastered trains off Donner into blamy 60 degree Roseville. Thank for the memories.

Have fun, Rob

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  • From: The English Riviera, South Devon, England
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Posted by Great Western on Monday, November 24, 2008 12:31 PM

 Hi John,,

 Interesting vids, quite enjoyable. I noticed the MILW loco on the point hopefully doing all the work.

I saw on Fox 6 MILW this morning that you had snow.  Rarely get any here, so no plow on the roster.  Wink  The last was around 10 years ago so maybe............Shock

Alan, Oliver & North Fork Railroad

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If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. Lewis Carroll English author & recreational mathematician (1832 - 1898)

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  • From: SOUTHERN, WI
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Posted by JRB 1953 on Monday, November 24, 2008 3:45 PM

HI ROB,

I'M GLAD YOU LIKED THE VIDEOS.  THE PLOW IS MADE BY ARISTO-CRAFT TRAINS AND COMES IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT RAILROADS.  I PUT A LEAD WEIGHT  IN THE GONDOLA FOR SOME WEIGHT OR I THINK I WOULDN'T GO THROUGH MY SWITCHES OR THE TIGHT CURVES.  WORKS WELL.

JOHN

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