Tough winter day on the Kyle—8
The former Santa Fe plow looks a bit out of era when shoved by a pair of ex-Southern Pacific EMD SD45T-2s. A Kyle Railroad plow extra heads west on the ... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—7
Crossing a fill west of Levant, Kansas, a westbound Kyle plow extra gets a breather from pushing the white stuff on January 2, 2007. Over 30 inches of s... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—6
A Kyle plow extra slowly shoves snow off the track through a cut west of Levant, Kansas, on January 2, 2007, in a series of images of Kyle battling the ... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—4
A Kyle plow extra is about to crosses County Road 11 at Levant, Kansas, on January 2, 2007. The depth of the snow doesn’t look like much here, but hig... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—3
A Kyle plow extra heads west through Levant, Kansas, on January 2, 2007, after a late December storm buried parts of the region in over 30 inches of sno... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—1
After a late December storm buried parts of western Kansas in over 30 inches of snow, the railroads of the region had tough going. Union Pacific operate... (more)

As new snow begins to fall the plow extra heads west to St. Thomas to reopen the line from the previous night's snow storm.

Even the smallest drift can produce a spectacular impact between plow and snow drift...

The plow extra slows as it enters the outskirts of Tillsonburg.

The plow extra passes the deadline at Mount Elgin as it continues south to Tillsonburg.

It's a truly amazing sight to shoot one of these in action, and each time you see it you get better at quickly turning away, ducking, and hiding your camera gear.

It's a truly amazing sight to shoot one of these in action, and each time you see it you get better at quickly turning away, ducking, and hiding your camera gear.

A staged photo of the plow extra under the telltale leftover from an era past.

An OSR plow extra works its way south towards Tillsonburg leaving a solid trail of flying snow in its wake.

A plow extra cuts across a rural road as it heads southwest towards St. Thomas to reopen the line.