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Published: 2012-12-12 18:40:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 778; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 16
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Description A garland-trimmed Rio Moya & Northern #18 and its crew daydream of a wedge plow as the 2-6-0 locomotive continuously rams through 2-3ft of thick, wet snow that has blanketed the entirety of the railroad. Coming as a relative surprise after many weeks of unusually sunny and warm weather in the month of December, the locomotive was tasked with opening the line for regular traffic when clear weather and sunshine shooed the storm away.


Its job, and the line, is only halfway done...
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Comments: 27

UPSteam [2014-02-26 20:10:08 +0000 UTC]

I'll admit it: watching a steamer buck-plowing snow is fun, but hell to the loco crew. It is really no wonder whyΒ plow teamsΒ loved rotaries & Jordan Spreaders.

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Rockyrailroad578 [2014-02-17 02:18:37 +0000 UTC]

GO MOGUL, GO!!

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Consolidation720 [2012-12-12 22:58:32 +0000 UTC]

Wappy Rotaries, Building steam powered rotory snowplows since 1945

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Sampug394 In reply to Consolidation720 [2012-12-13 00:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Why the fuck do you guys keep saying ROTARYROTARYROTARIES there's not a single fuckin rotary snowplow in this picture >:/

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Consolidation720 In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-13 00:47:46 +0000 UTC]

Its probably cause rotarys are just awesome, they way towers of smoke snort out of the stack as snow is helplessly thrown aside and it slowly but surly moves foward.
If you can't agree that's awesome, or a fop, the worst kind of fop

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Atticus-W [2012-12-12 20:19:06 +0000 UTC]

"Daydream of a wedge plow"...

Nice decor.

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Sampug394 In reply to Atticus-W [2012-12-12 20:58:25 +0000 UTC]

Someday soon a wedgy blade will slice and destroy and shove the snow aside instead of a cowcatcher and the general mass of the locomotive ramming through the snow.

And thanks. Tis the season!

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Atticus-W In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-12 21:24:30 +0000 UTC]

Will it be a weighted companion plow?

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Sampug394 In reply to Atticus-W [2012-12-13 00:12:08 +0000 UTC]

Damn right sir.

I should tell you of Adam and I's idear of linking our 3ft gauge railroads by portals XD


(QUANTUM INTERCHANGING GET)

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Atticus-W In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-13 00:21:04 +0000 UTC]



Wait...

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Sampug394 In reply to Atticus-W [2012-12-13 00:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Doho DOUBLE FAIL

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The-Victor-Catbox [2012-12-12 20:10:14 +0000 UTC]

Lovely engine ya' got there!

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Sampug394 In reply to The-Victor-Catbox [2012-12-12 20:13:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Here's a snowless roster shot:
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The-Victor-Catbox In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-12 20:17:18 +0000 UTC]

Both great pics!

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Sampug394 In reply to The-Victor-Catbox [2012-12-12 20:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Danke

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The-Victor-Catbox In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-12 21:01:59 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Darkriderexe [2012-12-12 19:41:18 +0000 UTC]

>< This reminds me that I seriously need to convert my k-27 to battery power, andthat I still need to find components to make my rotary.

Anyway, This is a very nice shot. Nice touch with the pipe cleane- Err Christmas decorations.

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Sampug394 In reply to Darkriderexe [2012-12-12 20:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Oho but what you see here is track powered.

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Darkriderexe In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-12 21:57:57 +0000 UTC]

wait until ice forms between the rails.

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Sampug394 In reply to Darkriderexe [2012-12-13 00:13:02 +0000 UTC]

Doho you mean the snow that's already melting into nothingness after the track was plowed?

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Darkriderexe In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-13 00:31:51 +0000 UTC]

not even before the track is plowed.

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Sampug394 In reply to Darkriderexe [2012-12-13 00:32:35 +0000 UTC]

What's your point. My railroad is in a desert climate XD

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Darkriderexe In reply to Sampug394 [2012-12-13 03:08:21 +0000 UTC]

I'm in the Midwest USA. The mainline sees 1:1 scale four foot drifts.

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Fredericus-Rex [2012-12-12 19:16:20 +0000 UTC]

"I think I can, I think I can... I hate snow."

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Sampug394 In reply to Fredericus-Rex [2012-12-12 20:04:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah #18 got angry with the snow. Especially when it refused to budge and caused regular wheelslip.

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PaxAeternum [2012-12-12 19:07:44 +0000 UTC]

look at that thing go. Wheres the rotary 8I

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Sampug394 In reply to PaxAeternum [2012-12-12 20:03:28 +0000 UTC]

Rotaries are too expensive. A wedge plow is planned for the line someday soon.

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