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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by futuremodal They (the superintendent and an engineer in a second locomotive) backed up a mile or so, pulled full throttle, and hit the train-high drift head on. After the resultant snow shower cleared, they found the lead engine stuck fast completely encapsulated in a foot thick layer of ice, and they had to chop a hole in the ice just to get to the cab.[/quote] this is a physical impossibility; snow just doesn't act that way! there are only two ways i know where a locomotive can be encapsulated in ice, and one is only theoretical. a locomotive with no fire burning, out in the open, during an ice storm, is likely to become encapsulated in ice. set a locomotive on top of a large icecube, and it will slowly over time sink down and become encapsulated. pressure from the loco's weight will melt the ice under pressure, and the water will refreeze as it is displaced and no longer under pressure
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