Snow fighting on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway in Alp Grüm, with "Zaugg" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03.
The Spreader works the backtrack at Hillsport pushing the banks into the ditch and bush. The conventional 'broom'/ballast regulators just dont have the reach and power.
The vehicles are guided by the rails, but otherwise it is an absolute blind flight for the crew on the Rhaetian Railway's snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 entering Alp Grüm track 2 at 6:41 AM in the m... (more)
At 6.48 AM the snow fighting crew of Poschiavo reaches Alp Grüm on 2091 meter a.s.l. The dual power locomotive (diesel and 1000 V DC from the overhead wire on the Bernina line) Gem 4/4 # 801, bui... (more)
Resting at Truckee, California, on March 10, 2000, Southern Pacific EMD GP38-2 No. 4809 is specially-equipped with to provide motive power for snow fighting trains on Donner Pass. The apparatus on... (more)