Ever wonder how BNSF keeps trains on schedule in the winter, regardless of the snow?? [graphics]

emailed photos ^ | 2-6-10 | me

[rfreedom4u]

Do I dare say....good old AMERICAN know-how!

[smokingfrog]

MORE POWER!

[Berlin_Freeper]

What scale is that?

[Hexenhammer]

wow, that is unreal.

[Stoat]

GREAT photos and a great thread, thank you very much for posting!

This has nothing to do with train track snow removal per se, but I thought that readers might also be interested in this fun FR thread about how a beautiful steam engine 'rescued' British passengers in December after the modern electric trains couldn't work during a heavy snow.

UK Steam locomotive takes home passengers stranded by snow-delayed modern trains

[Frantzie]

In England a few months ago they had a problem snow and te modern trains on I think a more rural line. They brought out s steam train and it handled it without any problems.

[Qwackertoo]

Well if you worked in that department you’d know most family doesn’t settle right after the funeral . . . it is many times set up as an annuity and death cases or amputation automatically mean a high dollar amount. I guess the claims agents and their managers have goals to meet too.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I need one of those right now!

[IronJack]

Is that what they used to call a “flanger” engine?

[WVNan]

Chessie still runs up and down the mountain in our neighborhood. Cass Railroad.

[Dacus943]

Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs might be able to make a Cleanest, Dirty Job show out of this type of snow removal.

[annieokie]

beautiful picture, I love those old trains, lucky you to be able to see them.

[1rudeboy]

1:45--"Now what?"

I chuckle every time I hear it.

[sgtyork]

Yeah, but that was the SP - Semi Professionals

[sgtyork]

You should see the snow depths in the Rockies up to 50 ft.

[Jet Jaguar]

Cool stuff ping.

[1rudeboy]

"Hey, Boss? Those three engines and the plow you sent me? They're stuck. Send some more. Oh, and we need some earth-moving equipment."

There's a whole series of the attempts to get that train unstuck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my-KjSMjj2k&feature=related.

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Instead of a cowcatcher, they’ve installed a Tasmanian Devil catcher. ;’)

[CharlesWayneCT]

When you said “Graphic Content”, I thought we would see cow-parts come flying out.

[reagan_fanatic]

THAT is a thing of beauty!