Avalanche! | Union Pacific Rotary Snow Plow on Donner Pass

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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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    00:00 Avalanche on the Mountain
    00:43 Weather's been Rough
    01:37 Getting the Rotaries Ready
    02:07 The Rotary's Steam Whistle
    02:30 Taking a Flanger over the Pass
    04:59 Avalanche!
    06:02 The Rotary will be called out!
    06:47 A Rotary on EACH END of this Snow Train
    07:27 Inside the Rotary
    08:34 OH NO! Rotary Derailed!
    08:55 Up to the Roof in Snow
    09:57 A Salute from the Rotary!
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  • @elladowling5464
    @elladowling5464 3 года назад +86

    I was on the edge of my seat! 10/10 good content.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      Thank you! Yes, this is a particularly good - edge-of-seat -show. :-) -DeAnn

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      @@shauntrailskinner9645 Thank you VERY much for sharing your story! I too like seeing America from the ground, up close. :-) I've taken Amtrak, but I still haven't managed the California Zephyr yet. THAT would be a great trip!! Stay safe. -DeAnn

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      @@shauntrailskinner9645 The railroad scene here in Indiana is much different. We have Norfolk Southern, CSX along with many short lines. Then we have the big short line or small regional, the Indiana Rail Road. We have lots of CSX in the middle part of the state and then lots of NS in the Northern part of the state. -DeAnn

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      @@shauntrailskinner9645 You are MOST welcome kind Sir! -DeAnn

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      @@shauntrailskinner9645 We have a video coming up about early Amtrak! I know there is some Empire Builder footage in there too. Here is the link to the Wisconsin Central video. I'll bet you will like it. :-) -DeAnn ruclips.net/video/HkP_AKhm4ow/видео.html

  • @bubbablue1100
    @bubbablue1100 Год назад +3

    Once I saw the " Duct tape " I immediately knew the day was saved.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад +1

      My Dad used to say, "If it moves and shouldn't - use duct tape. If it doesn't move and should, use WD40." 😀👍 Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @kevinharrington2078
    @kevinharrington2078 4 месяца назад +2

    been plowin snow here in NY last 25yrs, did my 20+hr shifts, 6-8 ft drifts,,, But this is ridiculous,, Great stuff, Thnx

  • @edwardevans4144
    @edwardevans4144 2 года назад +4

    the rotary was invented in orangeville ont canada 1884 ,It saved a lote of lives

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Hmmm... Orangeville...and a man named Orange Jull (Not Orange Julius!) had the first successful design. That is a lot of Orang! Thanks for watching and sharing! -DeAnn

  • @larrystuder8543
    @larrystuder8543 Год назад +1

    The thrill of the rotarys is that they've been doing it that way for 60-80 YEARS. It's being in touch with History.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад +1

      Agreed, and really with few modifications. Yes, from steam to diesel...but the mechanical working parts of getting the snow off the tracks is essentially the same. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @zinussan50
    @zinussan50 Год назад +1

    Rotary train to the rescue! 🦸

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад +1

      That's basically what the rotary is... a rescue machine! Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

  • @stephenthomason5983
    @stephenthomason5983 2 года назад +2

    Don't you just love American engineering... What a country!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      We build some amazing machines! :-) -DeAnn

  • @donreed
    @donreed Год назад +1

    That VOICE (three seconds later, good night).

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      I looked for a snoring emoji... but couldn't find one. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @peterschorn1
    @peterschorn1 Год назад +2

    When you're working the Donner Pass and you realize there's nothing in your co-worker's lunchbox except fava beans and a nice Chianti...

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      No crackers? No Ritz? Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @raytylicki9001
    @raytylicki9001 2 года назад +1

    So this woman is wearing a tank top talking about snow is giving me the shivers 🥶🥶

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Being in a tank top is the BEST way to enjoy a snow fighting video. -DeAnn

    • @raytylicki9001
      @raytylicki9001 2 года назад

      @@Railfandepot Holy Ganzagas!!

  • @raygottschall9101
    @raygottschall9101 3 года назад +8

    I was there, Union Pacific snow fighters. It was march 2012. I've got the commemorative fowl weather jacket.
    I helped dig the locomotive and the crew out of the Cab...

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      You sir, did some tough work! And I am sure those guys were double-happy to see you. Thank you for your work and for sharing your story. -DeAnn

  • @thomasspencer3979
    @thomasspencer3979 Год назад +1

    i used to be a truck driver. i live in Carson City Nevada, i have 40 years going over Donnor Pass

  • @brigettevlpe904
    @brigettevlpe904 Год назад +2

    This is amazing, my two year old loves watching the "snow trains" plow feet of snow and the story was suspenseful. I was fully invested in the video, it was awesome !! He won't stop yelling snow train now, it's great we can bond over something

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      That is awesome! It's been awhile since my youngest was two, and I don't think I can get him to yell "snow train" - but he does like these big machines. Just like his mom. 😀 I am glad others do too. Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @kansascityshuffle8526
    @kansascityshuffle8526 3 года назад +5

    That equipment is anything but modern. Maybe saw its first refurbishment in the post-modern era! I would say iconic. I like the engineer trying to line his pockets!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      Yes, this started out as a Southern Pacific Rotary, UP gave a big overhaul shortly after they took over - but yeah, the bones of this machine are shall we say....vintage. Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

    • @sandrajohnson9926
      @sandrajohnson9926 2 года назад

      Europe has these to push the snow.
      Fascinating.

  • @davidhaun7767
    @davidhaun7767 2 года назад +3

    I'm a trucker, but also a whistle nut. Love you guys! Ran donner, been fucked with at Truckee coming out of Donner. Yep, know the weather.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Sorry for the late reply...yes, if you drive Donner, you know what the weather can do to transportation! Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

  • @lynndvorak9236
    @lynndvorak9236 Год назад +1

    I'm a rail fan. I've built a N gauge when I was younger. Talk about FUN!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Here's a secret...before I had kids, I dabbled in HO. It was fun. Kids kinda ruined that (and a lot of other fun things), but I love those kids! -DeAnn

  • @Marks_Station
    @Marks_Station 2 года назад +2

    The Flint PBS station showed this back in 2012. It's a wonderful program!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      Yep, it is a fantastic program! Thanks for watching - DeAnn

  • @CatServant
    @CatServant 2 года назад +41

    In Alaska, they’re nicknamed “moose grinders”.

    • @itsruf1
      @itsruf1 Год назад

      No they aren't. Moose won't cross tracks in snow. You are probably a poser from Texas, half the size of Alaska.

    • @sarajanesmith3892
      @sarajanesmith3892 Год назад +1

      ROTFL 😂😂😂

    • @itsruf1
      @itsruf1 Год назад

      Expert on moose now too? There aren't any moose anywhere near Donner or Calif. And if there were a simple video would suffice. No video editing with women layed over pontificating about moose or train.
      P.S. if you actuall try to roll your "a" off on the floor take a cell phone, there's videos but they are video edited with moose and train ads to annoy and spoil the video.

    • @acegood7058
      @acegood7058 Год назад

      @@itsruf1 you seem like a real bitch of a human.

    • @itsruf1
      @itsruf1 Год назад

      @AceHole - No but nice to meet you.
      Why the stupid nickname?

  • @veramae4098
    @veramae4098 2 года назад +11

    There's a lovely old childrens book: Katy and the Big Snow.
    I used to read it aloud to all grades K-6 on the first day it snowed in Iowa. The kids caught on fast that this would be an annual event, and they enjoyed it.
    Retired school librarian

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Awww. thanks for sharing a great memory! And, thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @patrickcox3219
    @patrickcox3219 Год назад +1

    I injoy watching your videos of Donner pass

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Thank you SO much for watching. We're putting together some more Donner Pass footage. -DeAnn

  • @nicolasklopfenstein1305
    @nicolasklopfenstein1305 Год назад +3

    I was on the paving crew on the i-80 from Truckee to Nyack we were there for a couple of years we paved until just before it started snowing. Truckee has an awesome history.

  • @jbbrown7907
    @jbbrown7907 Год назад +2

    I drove semi over Donnor many many times.
    I went over Donnor on trains twice. Quite the rail adventure.

  • @raymondwedley
    @raymondwedley 3 года назад +1

    Boy Like That Snow Like This Video

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      Thank you very much! Thank you for watching and letting us know you like it. -DeAnn

  • @robertmoir5695
    @robertmoir5695 Год назад +1

    I m a rail fan I generally enjoy rail videos

  • @MrVbobby
    @MrVbobby 2 года назад +1

    Trestles and rain with the ocean in the background

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      You want the Coast Line! Let's see if we can find something nice. Maybe the Gaviota Trestle at sunset? Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

    • @MrVbobby
      @MrVbobby 2 года назад +1

      @@Railfandepot I would love that. I used to drive from Santa Barbara to Buellton every night and I would often pull over and watch the train go over that trestle. One night the train was stopped with part of the train over that trestle and all of a sudden one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard. I heard the connector way up by the engine sort of snap as it tighten and then one by one all the way from front to back I heard those connectors. It was snap snap snap snap snap over and over as it came and past me and continue all the way to the end and the sun was just going down over the ocean. So yes Gaviota would be wonderful thank you

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      @@MrVbobby THAT would have been VERY cool to hear, especially at that location - what a background! -DeAnn

  • @johnhaerle3957
    @johnhaerle3957 3 года назад +7

    Donner, party of 5.

  • @edwinlipton
    @edwinlipton 2 года назад +1

    Dem boys was locked into an ICE BOX🤣

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Locked in an ice box - surrounded by snow drifts! 😳 Yikes! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @stevenstorm6855
    @stevenstorm6855 3 года назад

    There is nothing like mothernature period. She is touch.

  • @awizardalso
    @awizardalso 3 года назад +3

    I loved trains ever since I rode the first one out of New York City to Cleveland Ohio in 1957 when I was three years old with my parents who were moving to Cleveland where my dad's parents lived. I was born in upper Manhattan on May 3rd, 1954. I'm also happy to see the Union Pacific has restored the 'Big Boy' 4014 back to life

    • @bronwyn3896
      @bronwyn3896 3 года назад +1

      I had to giggle when I read the name of the train...or engine. I have a big, black Tom cat that I named "Big Boy". He showed up at my house a bag of bones, dull coat, just pitiful. He's fat and happy now! Anyway, you have a nice memory of riding a train. I have yet to do that, but it is on my list.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      My Dad is why I love trains... he would take me with him on trips and point out all the trains. He had a story for each! Thank you for your story! -DeAnn

  • @Pensyfan19
    @Pensyfan19 3 года назад +2

    YEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! We got the snowplow on Donner Pass!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      Flangers, Rotaries, Caterpillars... oh my! :-) -DeAnn

  • @bronwyn3896
    @bronwyn3896 3 года назад +8

    I can't get enough of these videos.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      Thank you very much for watching...and for the kind comment. We have more videos coming!! -DeAnn

  • @carolegregory866
    @carolegregory866 Год назад +1

    Living in Truckee for years, I always knew how deep the snow was when the Rotaries went up the hill (Donner). Miss those times.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Truckee is on my list of cities to visit one day. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @charlainemarkesen4708
    @charlainemarkesen4708 Год назад

    I love watching trains. ❤️🤍💙

  • @theoldbayrailfan
    @theoldbayrailfan 3 года назад +2

    Wow I’ve never seen something so cool like that

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      It is kind of amazing...and even more so that much of it was caught by a camera. -Tim

  • @jamessanders2007
    @jamessanders2007 2 года назад +6

    Wow. I was raised in Roseville and now live in Australia. Went to RHS. Imagine my pleasant surprise to see the Roseville rail yard in a video.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      I'm so glad we could bring back some memories! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @markcasler7924
    @markcasler7924 2 года назад +1

    Drove thru Doner in a semi...never on a train...this awesome work...lots of snow....😁😙😊☺

  • @stephenheath8465
    @stephenheath8465 Год назад +1

    5:00 Donner Pass ain't no joke

  • @studinthemaking
    @studinthemaking 3 года назад +4

    200 inches. Plus another 4-6 feet. Wow.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      Just a dusting! ;-) Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

    • @ronaldgodden4490
      @ronaldgodden4490 2 года назад +1

      Global warming for certain😄

  • @SWATT101
    @SWATT101 Год назад +1

    Can't imagine being stuck up the pass 160 years ago

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Stuck in the pass. Snow bound. And hungry... Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @ClemCooney
    @ClemCooney 2 года назад +3

    I remember being next to Roseville when the railyard exploded from the munitions train that came thru.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      I understand you could FEEL that explosion for miles and miles. Thanks for sharing. And, thanks for watching! -DeAnn

  • @ganoneslope4011
    @ganoneslope4011 2 года назад +1

    Snow Sheds Over the Railbed!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Snow sheds are so very expensive to build an maintain. Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @geraldhaggard1018
    @geraldhaggard1018 3 года назад +3

    That is the biggest snow blower I have ever seen! Amazing

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      And yet.... even it was not a match when the mountain decided to fight back! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @dougblome9409
    @dougblome9409 Год назад +1

    I really enjoy your videos. I love to watch the trains. The big rotary in one of my favorites. I can't believe all the snow in the California Mountains. Some of those pictures are unbelievable!!!!!!!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Thank you for watching. I agree with you, these big rotaries are amazing, awesome and necessary! -DeAnn

  • @danieljones317
    @danieljones317 2 года назад +3

    I've always loved winter for the snow removal.
    I learned how to powerslide a Class 8 truck with a salt spreader and a blade.
    The job needed that kind of skill, because otherwise I wound up stuck.
    For those crews up top, I feel for them, having to use doers to clear around a stuck train, and wonder about the risk of damaging the track.
    Seems snow cats would be better, since they can walk on the snow without bellying out.
    The next piece of equipment I can recommend is an ASV tracked machine.
    I had a small service road that went to a cell tower to do every year.
    We called it "Devil's Tower," because someone would go out alone, get stuck, and try to get out. They would usually damage whatever they were driving pretty bad. The rule was, you never plowed it alone.
    I went out solo with our old ASV, and just a normal 4-in-1 bucket, not a snow bucket.
    I found that these machines could walk on drifts without sinking in, and could stack snow like you could stack dirt.
    The old style ones were very narrow, less than six feet.
    A good operator, with such a small dimension machine, could clear snow away from running gear.
    I've only seen one get stuck once, but that was a weird situation.
    Best machine for all around work, if you ask me.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      It takes a lot of skill...on road and rail! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @MrBNARick
    @MrBNARick 3 года назад +4

    What I want to see is: LESS UNNECESSARY INTERRUPTIONS

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      So necessary interruptions are okay? Good, because that's what we have in this video. -Tim

    • @MegaSnow121
      @MegaSnow121 Год назад

      @@Railfandepot Perhaps you should be more polite toward those you disagree with?

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      ​@@MegaSnow121 Thank you for your note. I believe it was the original commenter who is not polite. #1) As I indicated, when we put together this video we indeed put in only the interruptions necessary to carry the story along. #2) All caps is screaming. Not only that, but he offered nothing but negativity.
      I am open to constructive criticism, but none was offered. What interruptions did he consider unnecessary? Which ones did he appreciate?
      So, do you still believe *I* to be the impolite one here? -Tim

  • @jagers4xford471
    @jagers4xford471 2 года назад +1

    Ever sense I was a kid in Nova Scotia watching the coal trains pull out of the Springhill mines, belching huge plumes of black smoke and ash. We kids would hear the train leave the mines with a blast of it's whistle. We would run down to the tracks and watch the steam engine pulling car after coal car down to Springhill Junction. What a trill... Thank you guys, great memories. great video.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Thank YOU for such a great memory! -DeAnn

  • @michaelpcooksey5096
    @michaelpcooksey5096 2 года назад +1

    Now thats a lot of snow.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Indeed it is! That's why rotary snow plows were invented. In the 1880s by the way! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @DonLanierPearlProAudio
    @DonLanierPearlProAudio 3 года назад +19

    I rode that rail line many times back in the 90s and saw those monsters in use couple times, its amazing to be in a train and look out the windows and see snow higher than the car itself, I delivered trucks and drove the Donner and took the Train many times, It was always exciting. The train sheds and those huge Rotary were amazing. Great videos, I never took too many photos.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      So many of us didn't take photos. And now we wish we had! I remember thinking I should take a picture of a GT freight building...and then one day I drove by and it was gone. Never got my picture. -DeAnn

    • @danielmoffett1772
      @danielmoffett1772 2 года назад +1

      We're exactly is Donar pass?

    • @raybertelsen6090
      @raybertelsen6090 2 года назад +1

      @@danielmoffett1772 Donner Pass is in The Sierra mountain range in California USA, They get up to 20' of snow a year up there

  • @lindajones7852
    @lindajones7852 3 года назад +4

    I bought this...it was great. I love watching the snow rotary plows.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      Thank you for buying the show! And, yes... it is a GREAT show. There is so much action with a rotary! -DeAnn

  • @kimberleykultala1396
    @kimberleykultala1396 3 года назад +2

    Hey look, it’s 8444!

  • @UnionPacificRailfan2018
    @UnionPacificRailfan2018 3 года назад +13

    I love the rotary's whistle at 2:20 its so good and soothing. I give that 10/10

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching...and commenting! I like the whistle too! -DeAnn

  • @PacoOtis
    @PacoOtis 2 года назад +1

    Excellent! Though less of the snow and more of that babe!! Best of luck!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      💕 Joseph, I am afraid you have the minority opinion here in the comments...but I appreicate it! 😃 -DeAnn

  • @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853
    @kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 2 года назад +2

    A thousand thumbs up on this one!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      A thousand thumbs up to you! 👍👏😃 Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @aoilpe
    @aoilpe 3 года назад +4

    I’m happy to see that Europe is not the last continent to have them in use...

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      Yep, still in use here...just not a lot of use lately. Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

    • @pacificcoastpiper3949
      @pacificcoastpiper3949 3 года назад +1

      @@Railfandepot I love the look and sound of a rotary chewing it’s way through the snow, especially when it’s really flinging it

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      @@pacificcoastpiper3949 You can sure tell when a rotary is working! 😀 Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

    • @pacificcoastpiper3949
      @pacificcoastpiper3949 3 года назад +1

      @@Railfandepot no kidding! We don’t have them in north central Washington

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      @@pacificcoastpiper3949 Or here in Indiana. 😀 -DeAnn

  • @NOC1TIME
    @NOC1TIME 2 года назад +3

    It looks to be arm wrestling with Mother nature. Diesel electric giants and 10 20 ft of snow. Impressive. Keeping the rails open. When supplies are needed most.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Mother Nature often wins the first round, but Union Pacific has the equipment and crew to win the round! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @michaelmacdonell4834
    @michaelmacdonell4834 3 года назад +21

    Oh, Sparkly!
    This must have been one of those "moments" for the crew. Love their dead-pan tone of voice on the radio.
    You have some incredible equipment in the US.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +4

      Yes...considering they had to crawl out the cab window after being hit by tons of snow...they were quite calm on the radio! -Tim

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe 3 года назад +1

      Sorry,in the Alps some of them are still working too...

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      @@aoilpe There is plenty of snow in the alps that need this kind of machine! I'd love to see a rotary working in the alps! -DeAnn

    • @Luredreier
      @Luredreier Год назад

      @@aoilpe We have some in Norway too, not sure if they're in working order or not through.
      The railway museum isn't displaying them due to not having enough space to do so.

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe Год назад

      @@Railfandepot
      ruclips.net/video/WhbEx9_XXo0/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/fKEaniu5vr8/видео.html
      ruclips.net/video/jrK4MZJCwRU/видео.html
      Your wish is possibly to become true

  • @559043
    @559043 2 года назад +1

    i remember many trips to Reno growing up and watching the trains way up along the mountainside from the car. Beautiful sights.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the memory. It's amazing where the railroads managed to push track! -DeAnn

  • @arneservatius1982
    @arneservatius1982 Год назад +1

    Thanks🇺🇸🤗 Michigan 😊

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Thank you so much for watching! I'm from Michigan! 🙂 -DeAnn

  • @ricknixdorf7316
    @ricknixdorf7316 2 года назад +18

    That deep of snow is scary and dangerous stuff. You all did a remarkable job on this video. It made me a bit on edge. Thanx!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for the kind words! Indeed this can be a scary - and important - job. The video captured here is kind of amazing. You never know when you go out with your camera what you're going to catch! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

    • @dustinandtarynwolfe5540
      @dustinandtarynwolfe5540 2 года назад +1

      For me the scary part would be to have that giant bladed flywheel spinning in front of you. The amount of stored energy in that is hard to control.

    • @ronkistner2672
      @ronkistner2672 Год назад

      amen , there men are SCARELESS

  • @michaelschultz5127
    @michaelschultz5127 2 года назад +1

    The railroad people knew that something like that might happen. Luckily no one was hurt these people make 12 to 14 hours a day, these people volunteer for these jobs.

  • @jessestarks3128
    @jessestarks3128 3 года назад +3

    Pretty cool and that steam whistle is pretty cool!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      Agreed, Jesse! Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @energyexecs
    @energyexecs 3 года назад +19

    ...I've been taking rail and Amtrak for 40 years in California and across the Nation Is the rail in this video the same rail used by Amtrak? Thank you to the rail workers for their dedication to safety and service.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +11

      Yes, this is the route of Amtrak's California Zephyr. What a scenic ride this would be. (Unless during an avalanche!) Thank you for watching. -DeAnn

  • @craigjohnson7334
    @craigjohnson7334 3 года назад +3

    I love the Diesel Rotary snow plows with extra horse power motive power.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      It is an impressive amount of power! -Tim

  • @pdheffler6944
    @pdheffler6944 Год назад +1

    great RUclips find ...tks for the videos

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      And, Paul, we're back with new videos! 😍 As always, thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @garylangley4502
    @garylangley4502 2 года назад +10

    Rotary snow plows are very impressive. I like steam engines. It seems like they have personalities. I like diesel engines too. They are these giant workhorses that really get a job done, but they don't have the personalities that steam engines have.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      I agree, both are amazing machines and seem to have personalities...especially the old rotaries that were steam powered. Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

  • @bonnieprice9482
    @bonnieprice9482 Год назад

    Its amazing they can keep on the rails, in that much snow..

  • @davidtucker4209
    @davidtucker4209 2 года назад +26

    This is an amazing job. I like to see more of these videos as long as everyone is making it out safe and sound.

  • @wasatchrangerailway6921
    @wasatchrangerailway6921 3 года назад +10

    I'm headed over to your site right now!.

  • @MrSamurichuck
    @MrSamurichuck 3 года назад +4

    Looks terribly Dangerous. Great work guys keeping the tracks open.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      Dangerous and quite needed. When that snow comes measure in feet and then yards, keeping that pass open and much of the West Coast supplied is important work. Thanks for watching! -DeAnn

  • @fairwayrailproductions3239
    @fairwayrailproductions3239 3 года назад +3

    Wow! A lady that likes trains!!! Never seen that before i like that!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +5

      Yep, that's what can happen when you grow up around trains and with a father who likes trains! :-) -DeAnn

    • @fairwayrailproductions3239
      @fairwayrailproductions3239 3 года назад +2

      My grandma lives across the street from 4 TRACKS! So ive been going there at least a month or two

    • @sandrajohnson9926
      @sandrajohnson9926 2 года назад

      I love engineering & snow scenes.

  • @careylymanjones
    @careylymanjones Год назад +1

    And now we know what the Donner Party faced.

  • @rickeyburke2596
    @rickeyburke2596 3 года назад +2

    That is absolutely insane, that much snow

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      Yep... when you're looking at that kind of snow, you just gotta call out the rotary. -DeAnn

    • @johnrencheck2283
      @johnrencheck2283 3 года назад +1

      And living in sunny california yet what a great job it must be!

  • @MatthewWilliams-pd7iy
    @MatthewWilliams-pd7iy Год назад +1

    Thats insane. Plain and simple..... That is crazy snow.. And amazing machines...

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Truly amazing...and how they just keep on working for the railroad. UP had the rotary out on Donner Pass in February od 2023! Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @percyfaith11
    @percyfaith11 2 года назад +4

    As long as they don't starting eating each other it's all cool.

    • @marshamariner7897
      @marshamariner7897 2 года назад +1

      The Donner party could hv used that train when they were there 🤔☹️☹️🌹

  • @adamsmithhammons7546
    @adamsmithhammons7546 3 года назад +2

    Thanks loved it it's not every day you get to see snow action

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      Agreed. And to have teh camera right there...that really makes this show. -Tim

  • @josephhuffman9318
    @josephhuffman9318 3 года назад +2

    That was good thanks for letting us see this and God bless all be safe and careful

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад

      I'm so glad you enjoyed the show! Thank you for watching. -DeAnn

  • @vanpenguin22
    @vanpenguin22 Год назад +1

    Just a wild ass guess,
    But I'm going say,
    Fire risk was rated in the green that day.

  • @glenmartin2437
    @glenmartin2437 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.
    Graduated from UNR. Love the mountains.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Thank YOU for watching! I too love the mountains, but RailfanDepot is here in flat Indiana. :-) -DeAnn

  • @StepvanDan
    @StepvanDan Год назад +1

    Great video ,love it ,thank you and Big hugs from MN

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад +1

      We're back with more videos! Big hugs back at ya, from Indiana. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @russellpacko8134
    @russellpacko8134 2 года назад +23

    The steam whistle (?) Is a beautiful sound in it's own way. Wish I could hear it live and more often. Thank you. Just subscribed.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +3

      Sorry for the tardy reply. Yes, a steam whistle is always a wonderful thing to hear. And they vary so much! Thank you for subscribing. -DeAnn

    • @Dudeface167
      @Dudeface167 4 месяца назад

      What does it have a steam boiler for?

  • @MikeLoveBuns
    @MikeLoveBuns 6 месяцев назад

    Amazing video! Mike from Missouri

  • @michaelschultz5127
    @michaelschultz5127 2 года назад +2

    They only take those out when they're in deep deep snow. And up in the mountains you might get some good snow in the high parts.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Yep, you know the snow is gonna be bad when the rotary is called out. Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @alanbrooks3670
    @alanbrooks3670 11 месяцев назад

    Stumbled on this channel and can't stop watching , great content

  • @icecold1950
    @icecold1950 3 года назад +5

    Another great video DeAnn and it’s always great to see and hear you too!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +3

      Thank you so much for the compliment - and for watching! -DeAnn

    • @icecold1950
      @icecold1950 3 года назад +3

      @@Railfandepot Happy Thanksgiving DeAnn

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +2

      @@icecold1950 You too! :-) -DeAnn

  • @shabbymaverick7975
    @shabbymaverick7975 3 года назад +6

    Amazing equipment. Amazing men ! My late husband & I love trains. My cousin used to live in Truckee. Have been thru these mtns in a semi- but this train adventure is awesome !!! Thanks for the good video💟💟💟

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      Thank you for watching! And for sharing your story. :-) -DeAnn

    • @senorpepper3405
      @senorpepper3405 2 года назад +2

      i did over the road truck driving 10 years ago and traveled through reno and truckee, then down into the Sacramento valley. in February, so there was snow on the ground (several feet, cleared roads) and very cold (like 10 or 15 degrees) dropped down donner's pass and into the central valley. it was an hour before sunset and it was 65 degrees and palm trees. beautiful.

  • @alcopower5710
    @alcopower5710 3 года назад +5

    Heading over to the site.......Happy Thanksgiving everyone

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! If you don't find what you need, let me know. :-) -DeAnn

  • @survivrs
    @survivrs 2 года назад +2

    That is so cool!!! My grandfather was a telegrapher for the Chicago-Northwestern Railway in Tama, Iowa MANY years ago, probably close to a century ago but that's a guess. He passed away in 1967 when I was very young. I SUBBED YOU!!

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Thanks for the sub! Also for the memory of your grandfather. The CNW is now part of the Union Pacific, so, if the track through Tama is still there, he'd be working for the UP (not as a telegrapher though). -DeAnn

    • @survivrs
      @survivrs 2 года назад +2

      @@Railfandepot Yep, the UP comes through every day. I loved when they started painting the flag on the engines and would be disappointed if I saw any without one, but it's been a LONG time now since I've seen one without our flag. I grew up on a farm, and until 1978, we also had the Milwaukee tracks and they were separated by 2 city blocks. When we came to town way back then, if it was for something important, you could only hope to miss at least one if not both trains to get to where you were going. Somewhere west of town, the 2 sets of tracks crossed but other than some old railroad concrete abutments over the Iowa River about 5 miles west of town, that's all that is left to show the Milwaukee came through. When highway 30 had some work on it to the east of town about 6 miles, they tore out all of the rails, ties, etc. and now, if you hadn't lived your entire life here, you wouldn't have known it existed. The Northwestern was ALWAYS switching tracks to add or remove cars, and the lines of traffic that got tied up were ridiculous. If you lived here, you did know where you could go to possibly get across where they didn't have the tracks blocked, and of course there were times when one train had to wait on the other to get out of the way before they could continue on. I would have to go to our county museum to verify this, but while the Northwestern had several derailments right there by highway 63, I don't think there was ever a collision of the 2 railways where the tracks crossed. It's been ages since there's been a derailment anywhere in my state that I know of. Thanks for your reply!

  • @richardtruesdell8289
    @richardtruesdell8289 2 года назад +1

    Great show, give us moreThe railroaders get it done.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      More is coming! Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @GM-qe7rh
    @GM-qe7rh 2 года назад +1

    Having grown up on a bud car here in the northeast. Watching clips like this is nothing short of amazing. The equipment and the team you have there on this mountain. Long Long short Long ………..

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      A Budd car! What a treat. Yes, the equipment the Union Pacific uses to keep Donner Pass (and other track) open, is pretty amazing. Thanks for watching. -DeAnn

  • @tomgreen1721
    @tomgreen1721 2 года назад +1

    I want one of those, Id dive in the woods and make a clear path

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      Watch out for trees! It'll obliterate the snow, but trees...not so much. :-0) -DeAnn

  • @firebear4
    @firebear4 2 года назад +1

    I subscribed because of DeeAnn, what could be more fun an adorable host and great RR ops videos. I stayed because the videos are excellent and yes DeeAnn too.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад +1

      John, you made me blush. Not everyone here on RUclips shares your opinion. Well, I'll ignore the young jerks and listen to you. Thank you! :-) -DeAnn

  • @kenterry9396
    @kenterry9396 Год назад +1

    Wow that's awesome

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      We're an amazing species to build all that, to go through all that - just to bring goods from one side of the mountain to the other all year round! Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @russs7574
    @russs7574 Год назад +1

    I gotta tell you...I'm from Pittsburgh where a 12"-16" storm brings everything to a standstill and I can't even conceive of this much snow falling at one time. I mean, 200 inches with another 4'-6' expected? That's insane.

    • @kennethpereyda5707
      @kennethpereyda5707 Год назад +1

      I think Truckee ( nearby city just east of Donner and west of Reno NV ) holds the record for snow in a 24 hour period in US - Alaska, but you have to look for all cities not just major cities.

    • @kennethpereyda5707
      @kennethpereyda5707 Год назад +1

      I have taken Amtrak from Sacramento to Salt Lake City UT, very scenic route, especially in the winter

  • @wasatchrangerailway6921
    @wasatchrangerailway6921 3 года назад +4

    I'm headed over to your site right now!!!

  • @robertleven4449
    @robertleven4449 Год назад +1

    Been going to Roseville for years to check the trains out. Where we park the flanger is right in front of us. Lucky to live in a place with tons of train activity

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  Год назад

      Roseville and Truckee...two ends of a great stretch of railroad. Thank you for watching! -DeAnn

  • @williamgrissom9022
    @williamgrissom9022 2 года назад

    Much improved snow-removal equipment from when they were building the intercontinental railway thru there. Chinese workers were swept away in avalanches and their bodies not found until the Spring snow-melt. They tunneled thru deep snow-banks to reach the rock tunneling. Soon after the railway opened, they found they needed snow-sheds over avalanche-prone sections. When Donner Pass is impassable, I think the only rail alternatives over the Sierra-Nevada are Feather River Canyon 100 miles north or Tehachapi pass to Bakersfield 300 miles south.

  • @paulsmodels
    @paulsmodels Год назад +1

    The Sierra Nevada is aptly named!

  • @miltonchavez1262
    @miltonchavez1262 2 года назад +1

    Good content about the snow conditions on Donner Pass. I am from Stockton, CA now residing in Indiana but we do not get snow conditions like what is depicted here. Cute presenter.

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  2 года назад

      We're in Indiana too! Yeah, the snow is not quite as deep here. :-) And, by the way, thank you for the "cute" compliment. It seems not everyone on RUclips likes me. Ah well. -DeAnn

    • @TheBandit7613
      @TheBandit7613 Год назад

      @@Railfandepot The trees are changing early here. It's been irritating, they are all over the driveway. Cooler than usual mornings. I'm thinking this year may be another big Sierra snow year. Might get some more exciting rail snow fighting footage.
      I work for the Road Dept. We have large snowthrowers that mount to big cat loaders and large all wheel drive trucks, plows already mounted.
      I guess we will see whats coming soon enough.

  • @wasatchrangerailway6921
    @wasatchrangerailway6921 3 года назад +4

    Just bought it, Thanks Deann!!!

  • @AdvancedUSA
    @AdvancedUSA 3 года назад +40

    Why am I looking at her when I want to look at the snow blower?

    • @Railfandepot
      @Railfandepot  3 года назад +7

      Because she is bringing you additional information about the show. I feel like I should reminded you that this rare film, not on RUclips anywhere else - is FREE. I suspect that won't matter, though. Suggestion: Don't watch if a woman talking for less than one minute drives you to leave nasty comments. -Tim

    • @glowiever
      @glowiever 3 года назад

      BOOBA

    • @ojsefg
      @ojsefg 3 года назад +2

      Deanne is a goddess.