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Runnin' in the snow - ezdays - 02-19-2011
Anybody see this? Looks weird, but then again, I'm not use to snow.
http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/1311127/711011378/name/RR_XING_ND.wmv
Re: Runnin' in the snow - Ralph - 02-19-2011
That's a great video! It does look weird to see only a giant roiling snowball coming without view of the locomotives until they pass by! Engineer visibility must be zero!
Ralph
Re: Runnin' in the snow - tetters - 02-19-2011
That is cool.
Re: Runnin' in the snow - TrainNut - 02-20-2011
Somewhere on there is the rest of that video where they bury the thing in a drift and it takes 6 units to pull it back out. After that, I remember reading in the comments that they ran it across an icy crossing where it derailed and buried itself in the mud. They left it there till spring.
Re: Runnin' in the snow - TrainNut - 02-20-2011
Found 'em...
Gettin' stuck...
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1 of 5 - brought in 3 more units... still stuck...
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2 of 5 - 6 units still stuck...
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3 of 5 - last 5 units uncouple from first
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4 of 5 - dug it out with a trackhoe and got some wiggle room
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5 of 5 - free at last
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Re: Runnin' in the snow - nachoman - 02-20-2011
That's pretty wild!
Re: Runnin' in the snow - rrinker - 02-20-2011
In the related videos is the oen of that same plow train derailing at the crossing.
ANd this: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl4G84D0R0Y&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl4G84D0 ... re=related</a><!-- m --> is what it looks like for the engineer.
--Randy
Re: Runnin' in the snow - tetters - 02-22-2011
I like this one... kinda freaky looking but cool at the same time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWIIoe8Tbmc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Re: Runnin' in the snow - rrinker - 02-22-2011
One oversized drift and he coulda got knocked right off the front platform there.
--Randy