Circular 8.12 Maintenance of Way - Snow Train Operations

Western Washington Short Line
Office of the General Manager
100 Railroad Avenue
Monetesano, Washington

CIRCULAR NUMBER: 8.12                                                               DATE: January 1, 1955

MAINTENANCE OF WAY

Snow Train Operations

BY AUTHORITY OF:


S.B.Clinard
President and General Manager ___________________________________________________________________________________

Snow accumulation on the main line was a concern, however the main concern and the most effert of railroads was interlocking and yards. Frozen switches stopped all traffic. 

Pre-storm

Snow fences and sheds

Pots and Switch Heaters

Light accumulation

broms shovels

Snow patrols 

Weed Burners and Snow Blowers

Heavy accumulation

Snowplows and Flangers

gondola with plow

Jordan Spreaders

Tunnel Icicle cars

half caboose with boxes - shovels brooms pickaroons etc

 

Snow Plan

Operations

Snow patrol

Equipment

half caboose with boxes - shovels brooms pickaroons etc

gondola with plow

Flanger

Jordan Spreader

Tunnel Icicle cars

Reference 

Buchan, Alan. Snow and Ice Removal. Model Railroading, December 1995.