NB Southern Railway - Plow Extra Jan 2/08
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- NBSR GP38s 2317,9802 along with Jordan Spreader 402896 plow the McAdam Sub. The video shows clips from crossings, an overpass and also pacing along side the train in locations between Saint John and Welsford, NB.
Here is also a link to my newest plow video:
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I have never seen something like that before. Very impressing... and lots of snow!
Great video -- My daughter who is 5 got real excited watching it as she loves snow and the train plowing through it
My son (3 yo) loved this video. Thanks for posting!
The Rotary Snowplow has been around since the Steam age, when steam locomotives were used to power the spinning fan blades of the snowplow to clear snowdrifts that were taller than the trains themselves.
I can only echo what westsidemonster said - outstanding video. The pacing shots were fabulous.
Yes, the plow nose does go below the railhead. That's why they lift it at highway crossings and at track switches ("points" to the Brits). Great video !!
This video was pretty damn cool. Those Gps are look great shoving that plow!
Great video! First time I've seen snow plow trains in action.
Im a big believer in useing the Jordan Spreader instead of a regular snow plow.I notice the wings weren't out,but if you get going 25 to 30mph,your going push alot of snow like this one did.
Wow. Great stuff, man. We don't lately get to see that kind of railroading here in Florida. Thanks for posting it up.
This is very cool - I have never seen anything like it before. Thank you for sharing!!
Outstanding video! I love how you can see the crew raise the spreader blade before the first road crossing (and the rest too, but the first is most noticable). Great work!
This is something you don't see everyday. Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed watching. :)
Nice job, you sure did a great job keeping ahead of this job given the weather and road conditions!
Excellent film, it is very difficult to follow the train on a so long period in such conditions!!!
Ah yes. Now it looks familiar. It looks so different with all the snow!
The Westfield chase video was rare and cool!
Very well done!
Fantastic - Thank You for the great video...!!!
gosh darn it ! i felt like pettycoat junction ! DAMN this video gives me the warm feelins for this sort of culture ! EXCELLENT VIDEO !
Very cool run ! Had to watch it twice, it was that good.
excellent video.
Great editing and camera angles.
Kept my one-year old enthralled for the whole time.
looking forward to checkingout your other vids
that looked like it would have been alot of fun making that video . enjoyable to watch.
@The1jzSoarer
The reason for the large plow, is so it can better handle deep snow, and snow drifts.
And while the small plows on the normal trains are very nice, they are limited to how much they can handle.
Excellent video. 4:30 is really eye-popping... Thanks for posting, and keep them coming!
Pacing a Jordan Spreader. That is awesome. 2 Thumbs WAY WAY Up!
absolutely outstanding video,the overpass shot in westfield and the drive beside on the 177 were great,I came out to see the plow at the brittain rd but missed it...tks for posting this I guess I didn't miss it,keep up the good work.
Great video!!! Excellent camera work.I had never seen so much snow !!! Looks like a ship at sea.
Regards from Argentina
Great Video
Gotta love a big snow plow...
Magnificent!
And to think - modern electric trains can't blinking run in the snow.
Technology....!
Thanks for sharing ;)
@atomicfoto
Same here!
@NBSRFAN - Thanks for making this and please make more. We love them!
Some of the best video on YouTude of a Jordan Spreader!!
@visla84 Yes this OCS territory. This is in New Brunswick, Canada. It was originally a CP line.
the pacing shots are sweet!
@nbsrfan You are most certainly welcome sir.
The spreader does not need the wings unless your in deep drift conditions. Just the energy of the snow moving out of the way will carry it a long ways. But with deep snow conditions or wet snow conditions the snow will not carry in movement. Then they need the wings to keep the area clear on the sides of tracks.
is it me or does he raise the plow when he nears the road crossing's?
Fabulous!!
Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for shooting this vid. Love the camera work. Two thumbs up!
That looks like a better built Spreader than what we use. We do find that useing the wings and the flanger together,does create air problems. Your right,only use the wings when you only need to.
Excellent video, the pacing shots were really cool.
Nice video! Sure would be fun to see then smash through those big drifts on the crossings at high speed, but that would be disastrous if they derailed, which happens a lot in winter with ice in the crossings.
Nagyon jó video! Thank you!
@nbsrfan I'll back you up on this one man, Basicly they upgraded the standard prime mover (EMD567B) with parts from an emd 645B The outer appearance doesnt change but the specifiications do, So yes it is an "upgrade".
Great video Dave...thanks for sharing!
The snow plows on the engines are fixed and stay well above the rail head. The spreader gets down in between because the snow between the rails if left can turn to ice and cause tons of issues.....
@stihlthebest It's being pushed by the locomotives. The spreader does have a motor running, but it's for the hydrolics of the spreader.
omg! sweet camera work! That Westfield Beach shot was so sweet!
Keep up the good work!!!!
Die hard railfan out gettin these shots!!! Thanks!
@Vermont204 Yes it may have been in it's day but when it was refurbished for NBSR it's running with the specs of a GP38. All of their power is like this
quite fascinating. thx for posting.
that 2 cycle detroit on the plow sounds pretty good
This is the best snow removal on RUclips for trains.
@kezmj Well it's the same way in Texas and southern states where it rarely snows as oppose to Northern states in US. It's not snow, but in Los Angelos, traffic comes to a halt or "slows" down when it rains. LA citizens are not used to rain as it accumulates very little throughout the year. Anyone from LA might agree, lol
Very Cool, Please post some more when you have more this winter.
@braduh1
He does, because he doesn't want to plow the road itself.
Remember the tracks are sunk into the road itself.
Pretty sweet video I've always wanted to see them going at speed before with a Jordan Spreader or Snow plow.
nice videos..
nice place and trains
@Nennine It sure is. This train originated in Saint John.
Cool video! We crossed paths chasing the NBSR passenger run last month.
awesome video thanks for shareing 5 stars although its worth at least 100 stars great job and looking forward to some more of your work.thanks again and be safe out there.
Enjoyed that very much. Thank you. Do more
that train not even trying its like
"yo dude can u get me harder snow to blow this snow tooo easy"
It may be cold but that video is hot. Good shooting and great subject.
Wow it really goes fast!
nice vid Dave thanks for sharing !
great video , how do you keep the lens from fogging up , and where are these filmed , was there more or less snow in 09 thanks db
Super Video.
I heard a teardrop bell
They try to keep the gauge free of snow so that doesn't turn to ice as you mentioned. I can't speak for this situation, but often RR maintenance crews are out ahead of the plow to check crossings for the very things/fears you have mentioned.
@mikeshemi72 Yes 9802 started out as a GP35 but it was upgraded to the specs of a GP38
I just noticed you were in Canada when i saw that Canada post mail box. Your video detail confirms it, NB.
5***** and favorite, i'm hoping to get some shots like this soon here on the ONR
That they dont run of the tracks.
Amazing!
I just popped a giant zit on my back. Great video of the snow!
Ganz genial gefilmt! :) sieht supper aus, gread jop
Wow. Great stuff.
Well done video. Nice camera work!
Great video!! Cool horn!
now they have to go back and plow the road and also that thing is flying
where is this track?? OCS territory I guess with the guy issuing out work clearance for the plow.
lol the wall of snow looked HUGE then when the train got close i swear it shrunk..
Nice video!
Best regards!
Joaco, from Argentina
I also hear that the GEXR lines get some nasty lake effect drifts in the winter, too bad nobody has video of that
Great video! Thank you, nbsr.
Why lift the plow?
It does not go below the railhead, does it?
But you also show how the plow on the engine also catches missed snow.
That's a strange plow, looks different than the CPR "Prow" ones from the 20's, those being the only ones i've seen
@captainmorgan757 Thank you for the answer, short yet well constructed :)
Great video
5 ★★★★★
Can he do my driveway too, hahah !! AWESOME VIDEO !!!
Awesome video!
wow ! good video. Thanx.
Excellent!
Looks like a fun gig! How fast was the plow travelling at, say, 4:50? Nice driving, on your part, mate!
You have some serious snow in Canada.
amazing vid!! 5 stars and right into my faved!!
Why just before the intersection the shield rising? avoid damaging to the asphalt ?
they raise the plow at switches, bridges, and crossing so they dont get the blades caught what between the rails. thats what that sign thats black background with white dots on CN and the oppisite on CP mean.
Why go below the railhead?
They would have to lift the plow also for guard rails on bridges or sharp curves, too.
My biggest concern is flangeways at gradecrossings.
Ice in a flangeway derailed a locomotive at a rural gradecrossing north of Denver, Colorado, last year.
Either I would have traversed that crossing very slowly, or gotten out and cleared the flangeways with a pick or something.
Instead they put their engine into a ditch at 60 degrees. Lucky it did not go onto its side.
Hey, what crossing is that at the 6:10 mark of the video? It looks familiar.
The Jordon Spreader can come to my house in Spokane,Wa anytime---the sidewalks are needy.
Great video... I love it!!!!, tnxs.