Re: Sumpter Valley Snow Plow
| September 05, 2016 01:23PM |
Here is another one that shows what appears to be a rear platform covered with snow.
This was the "rescue train" for the daily passenger train that was stuck below Larch for three days in 1916. The motive power for this train, which was hastily made up at Austin, consisted of a Sumpter Valley Mogul, W.H.Eccles Heisler #3, Oregon Lumber Co. Heisler #104, and a Baker White Pine Lumber Co. Climax. Heisler #3 is the same one we are now running.
A photo in Rails, Sage Brush, and Pine shows a snow plow with an end platform. This is likely the same one with some additional bracing.
This was the "rescue train" for the daily passenger train that was stuck below Larch for three days in 1916. The motive power for this train, which was hastily made up at Austin, consisted of a Sumpter Valley Mogul, W.H.Eccles Heisler #3, Oregon Lumber Co. Heisler #104, and a Baker White Pine Lumber Co. Climax. Heisler #3 is the same one we are now running.
A photo in Rails, Sage Brush, and Pine shows a snow plow with an end platform. This is likely the same one with some additional bracing.
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.