On 12/21/10 1:56 PM, dhultay wrote:
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> I have an Abroid snow plow kit missing front white metal casting
> coupler draft-gear box. Does any body have a source for one, or a
> decent substitute?
> Dennis H. Bloomfield NJ
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Mine doesn't have one either. I'm wondering if the prototypes all had
them or perhaps they were removed when the crews readied them for winter
use.
Several years go I purchased a VHS video of snowplows pushing snow in
Canada. Pretty interesting overall, but the last segment (as I recall)
shows one that derails and goes aerial. Not exactly 'Americas funnest
home video's' but pretty impressive.
I often wondered why some railroads preferred plows vs the rotary
style. In mountain conditions when there was the possibility of rocks
and tree branches being mixed in with the snow the rotaries' blades
would be damaged immediately, so they had to stick with plows. I know
on many branch-lines the plows were almost useless if the track required
slow speeds--the plow trains just bogged down in the slow running. I
guess both styles are getting a workout in the mid-west and Eastern
states. I wouldn't know as it's nearly 80 today.
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
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