New snow plows ? ? ?

RJ - i bet if you look closely at the Green River snowplow you will see that the front trucks have been blocked with no spring movement possible. Helps to reduce derailing.

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I think. it was a recent issue of TRAINS that had a picture of two UP locomotives off track, and canted over. They had hit a heavily iced road crossing that caused them to take off cross country…

I think. it was a recent issue of TRAINS that had a picture of two UP locomotives off track, and canted over. They had hit a heavily iced road crossing that caused them to take off cross country…

I would If I could get close to it… All I can see though the blinders on the bridge is that its a modified vandy tender filled with concrete :stuck_out_tongue:

Stupid blinders, what a dumb idea…

There may be a picture in Trains of a CN switch engine that got of the rail & skidded into a guy’s driveway. Stopped in time to make it look like the engine was parked that way. IIRC may have been one of those tough Canadian winters. “Look mom we got a real train to play with”.