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Tom Moungovan

March 13, 2017 04:15PM

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As far as geared locomotives go, both Pickering and nearby West Side Lbr. preferred their Heislers over Shay types for this work. The drive line for the Heislers sat up higher and inside the rails while that of a Shay was down lower and much closer to the ground where rocks and debris could be hidden in the snow.

Pickering had one 3T Heisler, the 2 spot whose yearly mileage in the late 40's and into the 50's was pretty much confined to just that duty, snow removal. Her yearly mileage figures were always in the Spring and sometimes also in Nov/Dec.

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Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	kcsivils	March 13, 2017 04:07PM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	Tom Moungovan	March 13, 2017 04:15PM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	J.B.Bane	March 13, 2017 05:00PM
Re: Snow plows,nah!	Chris Walker	March 13, 2017 05:26PM
Re: Snow plows,nah!	cdaspit	March 13, 2017 05:33PM
Re: Snow plows,nah!	Dirk Ramsey	March 13, 2017 11:09PM
Re: Snow plows,nah!	kcsivils	March 14, 2017 10:05AM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	jim pallow	March 13, 2017 05:48PM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	Tom Moungovan	March 14, 2017 05:33AM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	Jim Grigsby	March 14, 2017 05:44PM
Re: DSP&P shay use.....	RDannemann	March 14, 2017 11:13AM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	Kelly Anderson	March 17, 2017 07:35AM
Re: Snow plows, geared locomotives and rod locomotives	Chris Walker	March 17, 2017 02:13PM
Re: Two-Horsepower Snow Plows better than Diseasels	Russo Loco	March 17, 2017 03:22PM

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