The builders plate of IC&E Russell Plow 100251 indicates a hard life of battling midwestern winters for the Soo Line, I&MRL, IC&E, and now CPR.

Westward plow extra with a Russell plow busts through a drift on Alden Hill at 30MPH.

This chase of an IC&E Russell Plow on the Jackson Sub was every bit as good as the symbol assigned to it - WOW-29, short for Work train OWatonna Sub. This train began on the Owatonna sub out of Ma... (more)

If there going to be any drifts in southern Minnesota, the cuts on Alden Hill is where the snow will blow into. Here the Russell makes easy work plowing 30 mph thru this decent drift. The drifts a... (more)

DM&E's Russell Snow Plow rolls west towards Jackson. This job was called at 6am at Mason City today to widen drifts and flange the Owatonna and Jackson Subs to help MofW patrol track. This job ran... (more)