No details available, but it seems kind of interesting how; what appears to be how one railroad has temorarily re-porposed a MOW maintenance 'critter' to do a pretty creditale job of moving a heavy snow fall off their ROW.
Video was shown on an MSN News feed: (click on link to reveal viodeo)
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Ballast regulator. They make snowblowers for them, too.
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samfp1943No details available, but it seems kind of interesting how; what appears to be how one railroad has temorarily re-porposed a MOW maintenance 'critter' to do a pretty creditale job of moving a heavy snow fall off their ROW. Video was shown on an MSN News feed: (click on link to reveal viodeo) MSN
Looks to be a ballast plow that has been outfitted with ditcher wings. Don't know how much POWER it would have against a lot of heavy packed snow.
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Jordan spreaders have been used in snowfighting service for years. UP has a batch of snow spreaders rebuilt from Jordan spreaders assigned to Donner Pass.
CSSHEGEWISC Jordan spreaders have been used in snowfighting service for years. UP has a batch of snow spreaders rebuilt from Jordan spreaders assigned to Donner Pass.
After looking at it in the video, I compared it to the Jordan Spreader that KCS used arounf here in S.E. Kansas (Pittsurg, Ks Yard and area).. I did not apprear to be comparablle, size wise. Not to mention, that it did not have a seperate power source -locomtive.
I did appear to my observation, to be closer to the equipment used by the BNSF's MOW 'Critters' that keep their track behind the house, here, in repair. [ main#3- Eldorado sub].
It's a ballast regulator set up to move snow.
No endorsement, just a sample. This is a NordCo, image from Pinterest.
Larry: Looks like you've nailed it! Thanks !
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