Snow plowing and spreading

CP 402885 spreading southbound at Mileage 2.3 Lacolle Sub. Odelltown Road south of Lacolle QC February 17, 2007
Three units are on Work 3047 (8228_3024) since it takes lots of power to do this work plus it is not uncommon to loose traction motors due to grounds "short circuit" on account of snow getting in them. Marc Caya and Frank Jolin

 

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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic

Spreading the yard with VB 200 at Millinocket, Maine after a 15 inch snow fall. MM&A 8525 a GE B39-8. March 11, 2005
This is a difficult task since you first have to pull the tracks dragging cars through the snow, find a place to put the cars, and spread the snow across track after track until you get it to the side of the yard somewhere! Rod Bushway

Proof that plowing is a dangerous job! Here plow has turned right around as it derailed at a crossing in late February at
Mile 8.6 of the Houlton Branch, Houlton, Maine. March 11, 2005

Rare interior view, this time of an upright plow! VB 101 at Brownville Junction, Maine February 20, 2007
Red handled valves control air going to wings and nose blade.