WPRM - SPMW 208 - Western Pacific Railroad Museum
Southern Pacific Rotary MW208 -- The WPRM is one of the few museums in North America that features a working rotary snowplow. Our ex-SP plow was built in 1927 and was the last on the railroad to be converted to diesel power. It was leased to the Western Pacific and used at Keddie and on the High Line after the WP retired their own plows.
Rotary snowplow - Wikipedia
A rotary snowplow (American English) or rotary snowplough is a piece of railroad snow removal equipment with a large circular set of blades on its front end that rotate to cut through the snow on the track ahead of it.
Western Pacific Diagram of Snow Plow (Rotary) 4 - wplives.com
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SPMW 208 Audio Tour - Western Pacific Railroad Museum
SPMW 208 (numbered 7208 at the time) was one of the rotary snowplows involved in the rescue of the trapped City of San Francisco passenger train in January 1952. It was leased by the WP in February 1973 for use on the High Line out of Keddie, and was returned to SP shortly thereafter. It was the last rotary to work on the Western Pacific Railroad.
Rare rotary snowplow train rides coming to Portola
Mar 22, 2019 · The Western Pacific Railroad Museum (WPRM) will be operating the historic Southern Pacific Rotary Snowplow MW208 on Friday, March 22. The first run of the day will be a live snowplowing run. This is a rare opportunity to see an operating rotary snowplow up close and experience it plowing snow.
Southern Pacific Railroad MW208 - The Historical Marker Database
Jun 22, 2016 · However, when Mother Nature decides to unleash her worst storms, the roadmaster calls upon the most spectacular snow equipment available: the rotary plow. SP MW208, built as a steam powered plow in 1927, is a design based on the most common and successful style of rotary plow, the so-called Leslie Patent plows, developed by …
Railroad Snow Plows: Keeping The Lines Open - American-Rails.com
Sep 4, 2024 · Southern Pacific rotary snow plow MW208 is seen here on display at Railfair '81 in Sacramento, California during May of 1981. Note Southern Pacific SD40R #7364 in the background. Today, the plow is preserved at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum.
Rotary Snow Plow Development & 1914 BLE Rates of Pay in Plow …
Mar 29, 2024 · Rotary Snow Plow Development & 1914 BLE Rates of Pay in Plow Service In the late 1800s, when wedge plows pushed by steam locomotives were not successful in 'bucking' through snow drifts and avalanches, it was necessary to put gangs to work to manually shovel the snow from the track.
Denver & Rio Grande Western steam rotary snowplows - Free
Steam rotary snowplow OM, built in 1889 by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works. It is the oldest Denver & Rio Grande rotary and is preserved today on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Like many other mountain railroads in Colorado, the Denver & Rio Grande looked for efficient ways to keep its lines opened throughout the winter.
Rotary Snowplow List - Membrane
Dec 21, 1998 · The railroads looked at several possible solutions to the problem of insufficient plowing ability: * Union Pacific had two large steam rotaries of conventional design built. These were successful plows, but were infrequently used. * …