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SNOWPLOW AT WORK |
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A light snowfall hit our area in the wee hours of January 24, 2004. It was the perfect snow for running the railroad's snowplow - just under an inch of powdery snow. Unfortunately I had another obligation - ride with the boys to the Great Scale Model Railroad Show at Timonium - but a snow like this was too good to miss! |
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As soon as the plow started off, it left a trail of falling snow, almost like a waterfall, on each side of the trestle. |
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Even with a slight uphill grade, the Eggliner was able to push the light snow without any help. It was able to clear the entire line without getting a shove from the 0-5-0! |
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We tried running the RS3 with a small train after the line was cleared. But it started snowing again, and the rails got very slippery. The Eggliner pitched in as a helper engine and got the train moving again. |
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Once the road switcher was left on its own, it was soon bogged down in the snow. It certainly couldn't make it up the grade to the basement entrance. So we had to back it the way it came, and I had to physically pick up the engine to get it into the house. That's a rare event on this railroad! |
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