07-30-2009, 09:27 AM
Tom, here's a picture that someone sent me:
![[Image: Barber-GreeneSnowloader.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/Scanned%20foe-toes/Barber-GreeneSnowloader.jpg)
As best I can tell, the machine, pushed by a locomotive, picks up the snow, with the conveyors moving it to a converted tender. There, superheated steam from the pushing locomotive converts it rapidly to water (so that it takes-up less space). Presumably, when the tank is full, it's taken somewhere to be emptied. I'm guessing that such a device was most used in urban areas, where a rotary or wedge plow wouldn't have enough open area in which to deposit the displaced snow.
Wayne
As best I can tell, the machine, pushed by a locomotive, picks up the snow, with the conveyors moving it to a converted tender. There, superheated steam from the pushing locomotive converts it rapidly to water (so that it takes-up less space). Presumably, when the tank is full, it's taken somewhere to be emptied. I'm guessing that such a device was most used in urban areas, where a rotary or wedge plow wouldn't have enough open area in which to deposit the displaced snow.
Wayne