Spring Cleaning. On its fourth day of operation, the White Pass Rotary Fleet completes the 2011 spring line-clearing operation, as it removes a 9 ft. high drift that has accumulated in fron... (more)

Rounding Ptarmigan Point. After flailing away for nearly 30 minutes at a long, deep drift on the west shore of Lake Fraser, the White Pass Rotary Fleet finally rounds Ptarmigan Point and he... (more)

On to Log Cabin. Charging north from Fraser to Log Cabin, the White Pass Rotary Fleet encounters little resistance from the generally thin cover of snow in the wide open spaces around Lake ... (more)

Shadows and Highlights. After stopping for water (and lunch), the White Pass Rotary Fleet leaves Fraser Station, bound for Log Cabin and eventually Bennett. As the train curves off to th... (more)

Water and Fuel Support at Glacier. The 2011 White Pass Rotary Run would not have been possible without the assistance of several dozen support personnel and multiple work trains bringing su... (more)

"Dispatch, the Rotary Fleet is at the summit." The radios crackle with Superintendent Hanousek's announcement that his rotary train is at the actual summit of White Pass (2,940 MSL) and is ... (more)

White Pass Rotary #1: Up close and personal. White Pass Superintendent E. C. (Ed) Hanousek signals for his pusher locomotives to pick up the pace, as Rotary #1 climbs out of a deep, snow-fi... (more)

A glorious sight! White Pass Rotary #1 plows the main line between White Pass and Fraser, BC, pushed by White Pass Steam Locomotives #73 and 69. The "White Pass Rotary Fleet", a... (more)

Got snow? Throughout most of its history, the White Pass & Yukon Route was a freight hauler that did some passenger business. Back in the day, they operated year-round and used a pair of ... (more)

"Old Maude". Finally spotted in a location where I could get a decently lit shot of her, DRGW Rotary Snow Plow OM occupies one of the storage tracks at the north end of the Chama ... (more)

The burning of Rome...uhhh...Bennett. With an inky black plume that would have impressed Lucius Beebe, White Pass Rotary #1 attacks a stubborn, 8 ft. drift of "Canadian Concrete" ... (more)

Ladies & gentlemen, now arriving on Track 1.....Please remain behind the yellow line! Ha! "Run for your life" would be more appropriate. The White Pass Rotary Fleet is seen here moving in... (more)

Trespassers in a pristine wilderness. Plowing snow that's just a foot or two deep, the White Pass Rotary Fleet is making good progress through Meadows, en route to a water and lunch stop ju... (more)

It's a good day for plowin', eh?. Looking a bit like a giant whale surfacing, the White Pass Rotary Fleet climbs out of a deep cut, about 3 miles north of the US/Canada Border, en route to ... (more)

In search of snow.... The Rotary Pilot on Nevada Northern's Snow Train looks as if he's calling for the train's locomotive to mount a charge at the next drift, but alas, he's just calling ... (more)