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Rotary Snow Plows

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   Well, I am sure I have lost most, if not all, of my loyal and regular visitors by now. But rest assured I am working on getting this website revised and updated in some form or another.

   To start with, there is now an updated roster of surviving rotary snowplows, which is seen below. Meanwhile I am getting all the other pages in order and deciding what is to stay and what gets axed.

   I look forward to getting this page back together (better late then never, eh?), as I have put a lot of time and effort into it and lots of people have helped over the years. Please check back frequently, and feel free to contribute.

   Also, I have placed a lnik to my Jordan Spreader page at the bottom for your convenience in navigating this website.

   You may reach me via email at: crossharbor11@gmail.com  or  sixaxlecentury@gmail.com


Many Thanks,
Paul Strubeck

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Surviving Rotary Snowplows in the USA
(Listed in serial number order)



Leslie Brothers Manufacturing Company: 1887 - 1903
s/n date
shipped		 builder original
owner		 subsequent owners
(oldest-newest)		 present
owner & location		 current power converted retired status notes photo
7 12/1887 Cooke Northern Pacific 2 none Lake Superior Museum
of Transport (1975) Duluth, MN		 steam n/a 4/1968 restored on display photo
24 1/1889 Cooke Denver & Rio Grande "OM" none Cumbres & Toltec Scenic;
Chama, NM		 steam n/a 1968 on display last used 1976. photo
25 2/1889 Cooke Denver & Rio Grande "ON" White Pass & Yukon Route #3 (1942) used as fill steam n/a 1968 decomposing used as fill in the Skagway River (1968). photo
28 1/1889 Cooke New York Central
& Hudson River #X-659		 1]  New York Central #X-659 (1891)

2]  Penn Central #60021 (1968)

3]  Conrail #60021(1976)

4]  Conrail #64599		 Western NY Railway
Historical Society; Hamburg, NY (2003)		 diesel / electric 1951 11/2003 stored last used 1994 photo
44 12/1892 Cooke Atchison, Tokeka & Santa Fe #99802 1]  ATSF #199802 (1911)

2]  ATSF 199398 (1924)

3]  ATSF 199361 (1959)		 BNSF Railways;
Topeka, KS		 diesel / electric 11/1959 n/a in service rebuilt on tender of
ATSF 4-8-4 3765.
Last used 1997.		 photo
55 11/1898 Cooke Long Island Rail Road #193 Ron Zeil
(1967)		 Steamtown NHS; Scranton, PA  steam n/a 1967 stored Donated to SNHS by Ron Zeil, 1993 photo
56 1898 Cooke White Pass & Yukon Route #1 none White Pass & Yukon; Skagway, AK steam n/a 1968 operable Restored back to operation by WP&Y in 1996.
Last used in 2001.		 photo
59 1/1900 Cooke Colorado & Southern #03 1] Colorado & Southern #0270

2] Colorado & Southern #99201 (1913?)		 Colorado RR Museum; 
Golden, CO (1972)		 steam n/a 1972 under restoration? Built as std. gauge. Converted to 3' gauge 1935. Converted back to std. gauge 1943. Rebuilt 1949. Moved to CO RR Museum property 1/2008. photo
61 10/1900 Cooke White Pass & Yukon Route #2 Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration, Inc. (1977) Summit Historical Society; 
Breckenridge, CO (1988)		 steam n/a 1963 on display restored as Denver, Leadville & Gunnison #01 photo

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American Locomotive Company: 1905 - 1937
s/n date
shipped		 builder original
owner		 subsequent owners
(oldest-newest)		 present
owner & location		 current power converted retired status notes photo
41454 12/1906 Cooke Denver, Northwestern & Pacific #10201 1]  Denver & Salt Lake #10201 (1912)

2] Northern Pacific #43
(1938)

3] Burlington Northern #972550 (1970)		 BNSF Railways; Grand Forks, ND diesel / electric 1957 n/a in service   photo
43670 12/1909 Cooke Laramie, Hahns Peak & Pacific #099 1]  Colorado, Wyoming & Eastern #099 (1914)

2]  Laramie, North Park & Western #099 (1924)

3]  Union Pacific #099 (1951)

4]  Union Pacific #900099		 Forney Museum; Denver, CO (1969) steam n/a 10/1969 on display fully restored photo
44037 11/1907 Cooke Northern Pacific #10 n/a Northwest Railway Museum; Snoqualmie, WA(1969) steam n/a 1969 on display fully restored photo
44596 11/1907 Cooke Nevada Northern "B" n/a Nevada Northern Railway; Ely, NV steam n/a n/a stored n/a photo
44700 12/1907 Cooke Great Northern #X-800 1]  Great Northern #95007

2]  Great Northern #X-1507

3]  Burlington Northern #972552 (1970)		 BNSF Railway; Glendive, MT  (1996) diesel / electric 1963 n/a in service Rebuilt on a tender chassis? Uses older style Leslie blade. photo
44701 12/1907 Cooke Great northern #X-801 1]  Great Northern #95008

2]  Great Northern #X-1508

3]  Camas Prairie RailNet #26 (1974)		 Camas Prairie RailNet; Lewiston, ID(1974) diesel / electric 1961 n/a in service Assigned number BN #972553 but never sold before receiving. Last used 1994. photo
45425 8/1908 Cooke Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific #10 1]  Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific #X900207

2]  Alaska Railroad #4 (1981)		 Potter Section House; Potter, AK (1985) diesel / electric 1958 1984 on display Sold to ARR in 1981. Was equipped to utilize catenary power or B unit on Milwaukee. photo
46931 1/1910 Cooke Chicago Milwaukee & Puget Sound #14 1]  Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific #X900212

2]  Union Pacific #900083 (1982)		 City of Hermiston; Hermiston, OR (1988) diesel / electric ? 1988 on display Was equipped to utilize catenary power or B unit on Milwaukee. Fully rebuilt by UP in 1982 photo
51166 11/1912 Rogers Oregon Short Line #762 1]  Union Pacific #02011

2]  Union Pacific #051 (1936)
-Union Pacific #900051

3]  Private Owner (1972)		 Mid-Continent Railroad Museum; North Freedom, WI (1980) steam n/a 1971 on display Last operated in 1987, needs boiler work. Undergoing re-restoration. photo
51167 11/1912 Rogers Oregon Rwy. & Navigation Co. (UP #061) Union Pacific #900061 Ogden Historical Society; Ogden, UT(1978) steam n/a 1978 on display n/a photo
54787 9/1915 Cooke Copper River & North Western #X-4 1]  Northern Pacific #46 (1941)

2]  Burlington Northern #972559 (1970)		 BNSF Railway;  Pueblo, CO (1996) diesel / electric 1966 n/a in service Last used Winter 2006 - 2007. photo
55013 10/1915 Cooke Chicago Burlington & Quincy 205028 1]  Chicago Burlington & Quincy #205099 (1949)

2]  Burlington Northern #972558		 BNSF Railway;  Lincoln, NE (1996) diesel / electric 1949 n/a stored First plow converted to d/e operation. Last used Winter 2001. Fan & housing disintegrated during use. photo
56162 12/1917 Cooke Copper Range #9 1]  North Park & Western #098

2]  Union Pacific #098

3]  Union Pacific
 #900098		 City of Hanna; Hanna WY steam n/a 1983 display   photo
56591 11/1920 Cooke Southern Pacific #715 1]  Southern Pacific #706

2]  Southern Pacific #7205

3]  Southern Pacific #205		 California State RR Museum; Sacramento, CA diesel electric 1958 2005 stored Still operational. Still carries SPMoW number into UP ownership. photo
58143 11/1922 Cooke Southern Pacific #717 1]  Southern Pacific #708

2]  Southern Pacific #7221

3]  Southern Pacific #221		 Union Pacific; Roseville, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1966 n/a stored Possibly OOS. Still carries SPMoW number into UP ownership. Last used 1982 photo
65053 11/1923 Cooke Denver & Rio Grande Western "OY" Cumbres & Toltec Scenic "OY" (1970) Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR; Chama, NM steam n/a n/a on display Last used 1997. Needs boiler work? photo
65353 11/1923 Cooke Southern Pacific 718 1]  Southern Pacific #709

2]  Southern Pacific #7222

3]  Southern Pacific #222		 Union Pacific; Roseville, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1958 n/a stored Possibly OOS. Still carries SPMoW number into UP ownership. Last used ? photo
65423 1/1925 Cooke Great Northern 95009 (2nd) 1]  Great Northern #X-1509

2]  Burlington Northern #972555		 BNSF Railway; Great Falls, MT(1996) diesel / electric 1960 n/a stored Was called out in 1997, but was in unsatifactory condition for use. photo
65440 3/1925 Cooke Southern Pacific #709 1]  Southern Pacific #710

2]  Southern Pacific #7206

3]  Southern Pacific #206		 Train Mountain RR Museum; Chiloquin, OR (2001) diesel / electric 1958 2001 stored Last used 1982, at which time shaft bent . Donated to Train Mountain by Union Pacific RR. photo
66278 11/1925 Cooke Northern Pacific #41 1]  Northern Pacific #45 (1967)

2]  Burlington Northern #972551		 BNSF Railway; Minneapolis, MN diesel / electric 1967 n/a active Last used 2001. photo
66424 3/1930 Cooke Alaska RR #3 none Alaska Railroad; Anchorage, AK diesel / electric 1960 n/a stored Last used 1990.
Out of service. 		photo
67038 10/1926 Cooke Southern Pacific #708 1]  Southern Pacific #711

2]  Southern Pacific #7207

3]  Southern Pacific #207		 Union Pacific; Roseville, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1967 n/a in service Last used 1993. photo
67429 9/1927 Brooks Southern Pacific #707 1]  Southern Pacific #712

2]  Southern Pacific #7208

3]  Southern Pacific #208		 Feather River Rail Society; Portola, CA (2005) diesel electric 1970 2005 in service Used infrequently. photo
67540 11/1927 Brooks Great Northern #X-1510 Burlington Northern #972561 (1970) BNSF Railway; Westwood, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1961 n/a in service Last used 1993? photo
67650 12/1928 Montreal Canadian National #55361 n/a Canadian Railway Museum; Delson, Quebec (1965) steam n/a 1965 on display Odd blade arrangement. photo
68038 1/1929 Brooks Southern Pacific #706 1]  Southern Pacific #713

2]  Southern Pacific #7209

3]  Southern Pacific #209		 Union Pacific; Roseville, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1968 n/a in service Used on a training run over Donner Pass 3/2007. To be sent to Colorado but did not make it all the way, due to clearances. photo
69019 10/1937 Schenectady Southern Pacific #7210 Southern Pacific #210 Truckee Donner Railroad Society; Sacramento, CA (2007) diesel / electric 1968 1983 stored Last used 1973? Donated to California State RR Museum in 1983. To TDRS in 2007. To be moved to Truckee, CA. photo
69020 10/1937 Schenectady Southern Pacific #7211 Southern Pacific #211 Union Pacific;  Roseville, CA (1996) diesel / electric 1957 n/a in service Last used on a training run over Donner Pass 3/2007 photo
69029 12/1937 Schenectady Northern Pacific #42 Burlington Northern #972554 BNSF Railways; Glendive, MT (1996) diesel / electric 1958 n/a in service Last used unknown date photo

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Miscellaneous Manufacturers
s/n date shipped builder original owner subsequent owners
(oldest-newest)		 present owner & location current power converted retired status notes photo
9387 12/1949 Lima-Hamilton Union Pacific #075 Union Pacific #900075 Illinois Railroad Museum; Union, IL steam n/a 1979 On Display Built under Alco contract. Originally at Kansas City Railway Museum photo
9388 12/1949 Lima-Hamilton Union Pacific #076 Union Pacific #900076 City of Hermiston; Hermiston, OR steam n/a 1986 On Display Built under Alco contract. Last steam rotary on a class one. Lased used on the CRIP in 1977. photo
- 1958 Union Pacific Omaha, NE Shops Union Pacific #080 Union Pacific #900080 Union Pacific;
Cheyenne, WY		 diesel / electric n/a not yet Active Last used 1997. Powered internally with an EMD 16-567D3 photo
- 1966 Union Pacific Omaha, NE Shops Union Pacific #900081 none Union Pacific; Cheyenne, WY diesel / electric n/a 1994 On display. Powered internally with an EMD 16-567D3A photo
- 1971 Union Pacific Omaha, NE Shops Union Pacific #900082 none Union Pacific;
Cheyenne, WY		 diesel / electric n/a not yet active Powered internally with an EMD 12-645E3. Last used winter 2006/7 photo
- 1954 William Bros Boiler & Mfg. Co.; US Army
# unk		 1]  Great Northern #X-1500

2]  Burlington Northern #972556		 Red River Valley & Western #113; Breckenridge, MN  (1985?) diesel / electric n/a not yet active Needs power from a locomotive. Last used 1996. Only Bros plow of this type built. photo
- 1952 William Bros Boiler & Mfg. Co. Northern Pacific #50 Burlington Northern #972560 BNSF Railway; Minneapolis, MN diesel n/a not yet active Built on a tender chassis. Self propelled. Powered internally by an EMD 16-567B. Photo

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