#rotary snowplow

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DONNER PASS SNOW TRAINS

It's snowing in the Sierra right now, so here's some vintage snow fighting action! @espee-southernpacifc

[wildhogencounterzone]

Holy cr*p (crap) Shai-Hulud real

[postcard-from-the-past]

Rotary snowplow at work on the Bergen railway line, Norway

Norwegian vintage postcard

[chocodile]

Worldbuilding time! Let's talk about vehicular travel in modern day Amaranthine, using the snowmobiles from this recent comic as a jumping off point.

"Prowler" - Ironfrost patrol snowmobile - (year of manufacture: 1912)

These half-track all terrain vehicles are used by Ironfrost soldiers to travel long distances over the tundra. Originally adapted from older, four-wheeled automobiles, the half-track Prowler design became increasingly standardized over the years as eternal winter continued to creep southward. They are capable of operating in a wide variety of terrain conditions and are fairly modular. Common mods include removable skis, hardtop and softtop roofs, gun mounts, and towing attachments.

Like all vehicles, Prowlers are steam-powered. The external combustion engine runs on kerosene. In snowy conditions, feedwater can be obtained automatically through a scraper port on the underside of the vehicle, though manual feeding is required in muddy or dry conditions.

Though not as fast, reliable, or efficient as trains, their agile nature have made them an essential part of life in the far north… and, increasingly, in the middle country as well. The Rising Dawn have stolen several Prowlers for their own usage.

"Aspire" - Classic automobile (year of manufacture: 1890)

Four-wheeled vehicles are an unusual sight in the modern day. Ironfrost-made cars were in vogue among the southern rim upper class for many years, but the worsening climate has made them more and more niche as road conditions outside of major cities deteriorate. The majority of higher horsepower automobiles were converted directly into half tracks, while older, lower-end vehicles were generally scrapped for parts.

The Aspire was the last four-wheeled vehicle widely available to the public. Advertised as a stylish, powerful, modern vehicle for the elite on the go, it boasted a sleek, classy aesthetic, a removable softtop roof, and a powerful steam engine with a large kerosene tank suitable for travel between cities. Preorders were advertised to southern rim wealthy in local papers. However, a series of unusually bad winters soon after its debut scared off buyers, shutting down production early and ultimately spelling doom for the entire four-wheeled automobile industry.

One of those Aspire preorders went to Baroness Jocosa North. Though she has since passed away, her son, Theopolis North, still maintains the now wildly impractical car in near mint condition. It is almost never seen outside of its garage.

"'Icebreaker' Class E 250" - Northern cross-country train (year of manufacture: 1903)

The majority of modern-day overland travel is accomplished via train. Massive long-distance rail lines, laid before the world became quite so cold, connect the remaining cities, allowing (relatively) safe travel and trade across vast expanses of tundra.

Southerly locomotives typically operate with only a basic wedge plow attachment. However, trains that run further north must be fitted with gigantic rotary snowplows. These complex machines require significant maintenance. Though they can and will chew up most things that get in the train's way, encounters with particularly large and bony beasts have been known to jam them.

Ironfrost's line terminates in a massive, sprawling rail yard where Icebreakers are fitted and maintained. Those who have visited it tell of a dark, dreary wasteland of twisted scrap metal and ice where coal dust and smoke have turned both the sky and ground black. All northern trains must pass through that place eventually.

"Chariot of the Dawn" - One-of-a-kind luxury automobile (year of manufacture: 1920)

The only place where four-wheeled automobiles still thrive is the City of the Sun. The eternal summers and paved roads are well-suited to cars and trolleys, though they are, of course, still something of a luxury good. Licenses for ownership and operation are ultimately controlled by the church, with His Radiance having the final say. (His most devout followers, of course, tend to get preferential treatment here.)

The City of the Sun manufactures its own vehicles, adapted from Ironfrost designs in a sort of divergent evolution. Freed from the road and weather concerns of the outside world, their automobiles favor sleek, swoopy body shapes, ornamental trim, low-slung bodies with limited ground clearance, and pastel paintjobs. Additionally, the engines are far less powerful and far more finicky, requiring regular maintenance.

His Radiance himself owns several custom automobiles, all of which are egregiously bedazzled to a degree that would look grotesque to anyone who wasn't used to it. Some are open-top, allowing his loyal followers an audience with his beautiful face and glittering halo, while others feature tinted windows. You know, in case he wants subtlety.

[lordvonbunnyv]

what do the narrow gauge engines want for Christmas

Skarloey: a lovely winter run with talyllyn.

Rheneas: a sword. I don't know what I would do with a sword, maybe hang it up in my cab maybe? or I can just settle with rocks. rocks are fun.

Sir Handel: George in pieces, gift wrapped separately, each rivet, each nut, and each screw, every single part of George, all wrapped up, and presented to me on a flatbed with Christmas lights and ribbons. I don't want to see a single piece of George together. I want to he him dismantled piece by piece, and then gift wrapped

Peter Sam: I don't know, maybe a hot plate of fish and chips for my driver? but a nice coat of paint would be fine, and a new whistle.

Duncan: a new fancy stereo system for the shed, and a nose piercing.

Rusty: a flamethrower for the weeds along the track would be nice. and a rotary snowplow meant for narrow gauge.

Duke: his grace would like a nice warm jacket.

Freddie: I do remember a little line that cuts through the mountains that would make for a nice scenic route for the passengers. maybe a restoration of any old line that I choose?

Mighty mac: separation surgery.

Luke: I just want to meet Santa's reindeer.

Ivo Hugh: hang on, I thought Proteus was the one who gave us gifts, why am I just hearing this now? I just had my driver send my letter to proteus! is it too late to write one to Santa!?

[trainsgenderfoxgirl2816]

OH YEAH I CAN TALK ABOUT RAILROAD SNOW CLEARING!!!!! :D

theyse are Snowplows in, Chama New Mexico, Banff Alberta, Skagway Alaska, Saint Paul Minnesota, Revelstoke British Columbia, Stratford Ontario, Sand Point Idaho, and Tahoe California

most of these are the VERY fun Rotary Snowplow most of which were Steam Powered (these started to loose Popularity in the 60s and 70s but there are still a few around mainly the Diesel powered ones that BNSF, Union Pacific, and the Alaska Railroad still have, and i think Canadian National has a few stationed in British Columbia) Rotary Snowplows are more efficient at lower speeds and are better in Mountianous area with deep deep snow, whereas the blade style work better at higher speeds and are preffered now, most modern locomotives are fitted with a small for smaller snowdrifts but occusionally they bring out the big guns, now the Rotaries are interesting because while they do have an engine most of them are not self propelled and usually require 2 or 3 locomotives to shove them, they may also need to be Bucked (basically Ramming the Snow) the main places where you are likely to see Rotary snowplows today are Donner pass in California between Sacremento and Reno near Tahoe on the old Overland Route (if you remember learning about the Central Pacific Railroad and the Original Transcontinental Railroad thats this they ran over Donner Pass) you can also find a Steam Powered Rotary Snowplow, Denver & Rio Grande Western OY she is on the 3 foot gauge Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama New Mexico (my dad said he was gonna take me there and he never did >:[ )

How does the MBTA clear snow off of the tracks?

Jet engine

[mountrainiernps]

The people whose work is caring for this mountain are pretty darn awesome.

From the paid employees, to concession employees, to volunteers and interns, these folks make everything happen at this national park.

From plowing open roads for the summer, to checking on the backcountry toilets (maybe that should be “toilets”), there’s a lot of work that has to be done so we can recreate and relax.

Whether helping to open a visitor center or clean up a trail, volunteers and interns have gone that extra step to provide a positive experience for the visiting public.

To one and all of our caring workforce, thank you!

To learn how you can contribute, visit our volunteer page at www.nps.gov/mora/getinvolved/volunteer.htm For more information on working at Mount Rainier National Park see https://www.nps.gov/mora/getinvolved/workwithus.htm

NPS photo. Rotary snowplow removing snow from roadside with work truck passes on pavement. October 2019. NPS photo. Wooden box with toilet seat in wilderness along Wonderland Trail. Background of forested ridges. 2003. NPS photo. Volunteer at information desk in Sunrise Visitor Center talking to visitor. June 2015. NPS photo. Volunteers with Washington Trails association working on Eagle Peak Trail building a water bar. June 2021.

[kornwulf]

I think this may be the single biggest contraption I have ever seen riding steel rails.

Unfortunately the book I found it in, Logging Railroads of the West by Kramer Adams, is pretty slim on details. However what little detail it does provide is that it's "...An ancient locomotive converted into a rotary snowplow for use in the high Sierras"

...I suspect I may need to build this thing for my eventual On3 freelance

[eltristanexplicitcontent]

Dampfschneeschleuder Bauart Henschel von Trix in H0 / 24137 / Modelleise...

[4449fandom]

We think that's 900081

Stablemates by James Belmont Via Flickr: Winding down after pulling chairman John Kenefick’s passenger train between Ogden, Utah and Green River, Wyoming, steam 4-8-4 No. 8444 simmers in the Union Pacific roundhouse on Oct. 22, 1978.

[sepublic]

Credit to Youtuber Laszlo Ven for the idea; For the Nizziverse, I've decided to make the Driller's alt-mode a Rotary Snowplow engine. Trains, when fully equipped with a line of cars, are long and winding, just like the Driller, so the two translate back and forth from each other very easily! Not only that, but...

I've always wanted to include Astrotrain in the Nizziverse. He's known for having a space shuttle and a train engine for his alt-modes, and typically functions as a troop transport, being huge in other continuities besides G1 to accommodate his passengers. So keeping an enormous size in mind, it makes sense for Astrotrain's train mode to be the whole train and all of its compartments, and not just the engine...

So to make things simple, I've made Astrotrain and the Driller into the same character; Like Scorponok or the Cassettes, his robot mode is an animalistic creature, one suited to tunneling through the ground. His first alt-mode is a train with a rotary snowplow at the front, and as for his flight mode...

For the sake of simplicity, I'm thinking it'll just be an original, Cybertronian transport design. I'm not sure what it'll look like; It might be long and serpentine, just like Astrotrain's other modes, for the sake of simplicity. When coming up with characters and/or alt-modes, I want the transformation to be something that could be pulled off in real life, up to the complexity of a third party toy.

Given the shape of Astrotrain, I feel obligated to make his flight mode something that doesn't stretch his T-cog, so to speak. I have considered having his flight mode be achieved by having Astrotrain split into multiple segments, which then combine with each other at different connection points, like a combiner; Or maybe the entire length of Astrotrain can fold in on itself to become more bulky and less stretched out, to provide a more creative flight mode. Maybe Astrotrain's segments don't combine, but transform into an individual fleet of shuttles.

Given the Driller is now an adaptation of Astrotrain, that also means his colors will change, too; Instead of just a monotonous silver, it'll be gray and purple, with bits of yellow and red scattered throughout. He's fully sapient and capable of speech; Maybe when Astrotrain talks, a proper head will pop out of the mouth to have a conversation with.

Astrotrain feels like a good fit because again, Dark of the Moon has that whole Space Race motif going on; That's why I've included characters such as Cosmos and Blast Off, for example. Astrotrain probably landed on Earth somewhere in Siberia, scanning an actual rotary snowplow train for his vehicle mode, before using the tracks to transport Decepticons and resources for the cause. Being a Cybertronian in disguise, his train mode is capable of traveling off-rail. Since he was in Siberia, that made it convenient for Astrotrain to travel to Chernobyl as Shockwave’s backup.

[guerrerense]

Spreaders Under Darkness por Jake Miille Photography Por Flickr: Under the cover of darkness, SPMW 4031 heads east through heavy snow at Soda Springs. On the night of March 12th, 2023, Union Pacific’s snow fighters found themselves in an all-out battle for the mountain. A series of heavy winter storms dumped multiple feet of snow across the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With a rotary snowplow working the #2 track, SPMW 4031 was tasked with clearing the #1 tack between Shed 10 and Norden. The snow fighters would work long into the night before arriving at their eastern terminus at Truckee Snow Headquarters. SPMW 4031 — Spreaders — Soda Springs, California March 12th, 2023 Jakemiillephotography.com

[eltristan]

Add some dramatic lighting of the midnight sun, in the land of gold where it's always cold and the men who fight the snow

Day 3: The Greatest Show on Rails departs Skagway por Kevin Madore Por Flickr: Day 3 of the 2011 White Pass Rotary Operation dawned completely clear….the first really clear day we had. And with the worst of the deep snow cleared past Canadian Shed, White Pass Superintendent Ed Hanousek was intent on plowing all the way to Bennett, BC. With the spectacular departure from the Skagway shops that you see here, so began perhaps the greatest single day I have ever spent photographing trains. On this day, we would be privileged to witness an all original White Pass steam rotary outfit, going full-tilt under cobalt blue skies, in the spectacular, pristine wilderness of British Columbia. It was literally everything we could have hoped for and more.

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Rotary snowplow at work on the Bergen railway line, Norway

Norwegian vintage postcard

[lordvonbunnyv]

All I want for Christmas is …

Thomas: YOU!

Edward: world peace

Henry: an ornamental tree

Gordon: a Christmas special express where everyone dresses up and has a fancy dinner and listens to classical music. And for Spencer to do us a favor and put himself on top of the scrap pile.

James: a special red livery that’s metallic and is so shiny that it blinds on coming traffic

Percy: my two front teeth

Toby: new upholstery for Henrietta

Duck: a nap by the sea

Donald: a new snowplow

Douglas: a rotary snowplow

Oliver: I’ll take a rotary snowplow too

Emily: can I also have my own rotary snowplow?

Diesel: world domination

Daisy: makeup

Annie and Clarabel: a holiday on a nice heritage railway

Philip: that creepy looking snowman balloon.

Paxton: a hippopotamus

Rosie: roses

Duncan: an autographed rock and roll album

Sir Handel: a hand grenade launcher that I can use against George

Peter Sam: peace on earth and good will to men

Rusty: a new brake down crane

Rheneas: heavy duty earplugs

Skarloey: same

Duke: another nap

Spencer: caviar and high quality cigars

Sir Topham Hatt: ….

Sir Topham Hatt: would you guys be fine with a new coat of paint and a day off?

[trainsgenderfoxgirl2816]

ok im gonna post what i put in be warned its a collection of multiple infodumps

haha there is none get recked lol ah Toronto and your weird Conservative Transit culture that only changes every 20 years and is constantly Copying New York's Homework never change /s

theyse are Snowplows in, Chama New Mexico, Banff Alberta, Skagway Alaska, Saint Paul Minnesota, Revelstoke British Columbia, Stratford Ontario, Sand Point Idaho, and Tahoe California

most of these are the VERY fun Rotary Snowplow most of which were Steam Powered (these started to loose Popularity in the 60s and 70s but there are still a few around mainly the Diesel powered ones that BNSF, Union Pacific, and the Alaska Railroad still have, and i think Canadian National has a few stationed in British Columbia) Rotary Snowplows are more efficient at lower speeds and are better in Mountianous area with deep deep snow, whereas the blade style work better at higher speeds and are preffered now, most modern locomotives are fitted with a small for smaller snowdrifts but occusionally they bring out the big guns, now the Rotaries are interesting because while they do have an engine most of them are not self propelled and usually require 2 or 3 locomotives to shove them, they may also need to be Bucked (basically Ramming the Snow) the main places where you are likely to see Rotary snowplows today are Donner pass in California between Sacremento and Reno near Tahoe on the old Overland Route (if you remember learning about the Central Pacific Railroad and the Original Transcontinental Railroad thats this they ran over Donner Pass) you can also find a Steam Powered Rotary Snowplow, Denver & Rio Grande Western OY she is on the 3 foot gauge Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in Chama New Mexico (my dad said he was gonna take me there and he never did >:[ )

those are the firetubes they carry hot air and gases (not smoke tho steam locomotives only produce smoke if they have incomplete combustion) from the Firebox through the boiler heating up the water to increase its pressure (it only turns to steam when the Throttle or Safety valve is opened this btw is called Flash Boiling, and its one of the basic concepts that the steam engine relies on so you can squeeze as much energy as possible out of the steam)

these is the North American Railroad Network, it is the largest contiguous unified collection of Standard gauge lines in the world (Europe has a denser network but each country built its lines with diffirent Signals, Electrification, Loading gauge, and in the case of Spain and Russia track gauge) what this means is you can move a freight car Churchill Manitoba on Hudson’s Bay all the way down to Oaxaca in Mexico and its all built to mostly the same standards (the track quality will vary quite a bit but it can all accomadate standard freight cars) also as you can see there are a lot of duplicate lines, and keep in mind that they trimmed a lot of the lines, about half of them

oh also Cuba was integrated in this system until the Cuban revolution they had special ferries that moved freight cars over the sea, they also do this in Northern Quebec with the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Railroad and with the Alaska Railroad, and they used to do it with Prince Edward Island, oh also there is a ferry that moves freight cars across the New York Harbor and across the Gulf of Mexico something of note, CITIES ARENT THE ONLY PLACES THAT NEED RAIL, in the early days of Railroads a lot of them were built to serve: Farms, Mines, Oil Fields, Sugarcane Plantations, Ports, Steel Mills, Sawmills, and Logging Camps, Hell some railroads were built specifically to do just one of those, for example the White Pass & Yukon Railroad that ran between Skagway AK and White Horse YT connecting to the Klondike and Yukon rivers the White Pass & Yukon of course opened in 1900 and was closed in 1982 however a large chunk of the Railroad (Skagway to Carcross) was reopened in 1988 as part of the expansion of Tourism in Alaska and is now the busiest Tourist Railroad in the Americas due to its scenic vistas and connection to Alaska Cruise system

oh yeah James J Hill, there are a couple of Statues of him at the University of Washington because he owned the Great Northern Railroad and the Northern Pacific Railroad also Amtrak's Empire Builder Train (Chicago to Seattle) is named after him also his Railroad empire is now Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) formed from a merger of the Hill companies and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe

admittedly the TTC has been in a Period of Stagnation due to funding issues (the City and the Province have been arguing) there was another line supposed to open in the late 2010s but its been plagued by Construction defects and it has yet to open (Line 5 Eglinton)

also issues with Procurement are the main reason the Toronto Subway has been in a period of Stagnation for so long, china is able to get around procurement issues because they do everything at the highest level of Government and have an extremely modular standardized method of building transit that lets them do it very very very cheaply without scimping on quality

oh btw Toronto has more Rail Transit than that

its also crazy because Japan was one of if not the only country that didnt extensively prune its Railway Network after World War 2, compare that to the US which abandoned nearly Half its network and has more Abandoned Rail lines that every other country combined, although i think behind them are Canada and Mexico who also cut a bunch but the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, etc all cut large amounts as well the UK is pretty famous with their Beeching Cuts

naming locomotives that way was mostly a british thing, when American locomotives were named they either have a nickname like Peaches or are named after place, for example: Eureka, Sonoma, Minnetonka, Kenosha, Ruby Basin, etc there are some with other names like: El Gobernador (Spanish for The Governer), Antelope, Jupiter, or Mastodon (these are the names of some Central Pacific locomotives

similar story for passenger cars however named train services are another matter entirely with things like: The Super Continental, The Overland, The Coast Daylight, The Broadway Limited, The Empire Builder, The California Zephyr, The Sunset Limited, The International Limited, The Montrealer, The Floridian, The City of New Orleans, The Texas Rocket, The Cascadian, The Portland Rose, The Senator, The Spirit of St Louis, The Canadian, The Ocean, The Wolverine, The City of Los Angeles, The Silver Meteor, The Super Chief, and The 20th Century Limited

some of those named Trains youve definetely heard of because Amtrak still does the tradition of naming trains and they kept a lot of the really famous ones although some like the Super Chief and 20th Century limited got combined with other trains and had their names changed, Via Rail also kind of did this with The Super Continental, and The Canadian

Toronto should do it because GO expansion, also the Money should be used to finance an Extension of the Bloor-Danforth line to Mississauga and extensions of the Sheppard line to Scarborough Town center and to Sheppard West to Connect with the University-Spadina line, perhaps with Interlining up to York University, oh and tolls on the 401 could finance upgrades to the Milton line and maybe building a new Orangeville line

There has never been a Direct Train from New York to Los Angeles, you have always had to change trains in Chicago, St Louis or New Orleans, Also building HSR over the Rockies would have minimal benefit for the Amount it costs because its just not Populous Enough to justify all the Tunneling it would require, just start with Chicago to New York and other shorter corridors radiating out of Chicago hell there are already a lot of Railroad lines that are currently abandoned but could be converted into HSR

The Optimal Railroad should not make money, profitability is actually typically an Indicator of Failure a Railroad should spend exactly as much money as it makes if you are making money you should expand using that money and offer unprofitable services to soak up that extra income, this also applies to Electrical Distribution, Steel Making, Telecommunications, Water, and to a degree Agriculture haha infodumped in this Textbox

ok thats the end feel free to copy and paste

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