Re: NNG: Nevada Northern - image link
| November 27, 2023 09:45PM |
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KevinM Wrote:
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> Yes, Ely does look pretty snowy a lot of the time
> during the winter, but I have been there 8
> different times and never saw snow deep enough to
> justify a rotary plow. I doubt that Unit B got
> much use.
Snagged from Mark on Rypn.
You don't need heavy snow, all you need is light snow, windy conditions, and a cut that's crosswise to that wind. Getting the four mile long Strasburg Rail Road open after a windy snow storm can take over a day with a Russell snow plow, all for perhaps 1/3 mile of contrary cuts. Take a look at a roster shot of #90. We have had to plow snow that was even with the top of the cab windows, from the same storm that the weather man reported as totaling 8".
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> Yes, Ely does look pretty snowy a lot of the time
> during the winter, but I have been there 8
> different times and never saw snow deep enough to
> justify a rotary plow. I doubt that Unit B got
> much use.
Snagged from Mark on Rypn.
You don't need heavy snow, all you need is light snow, windy conditions, and a cut that's crosswise to that wind. Getting the four mile long Strasburg Rail Road open after a windy snow storm can take over a day with a Russell snow plow, all for perhaps 1/3 mile of contrary cuts. Take a look at a roster shot of #90. We have had to plow snow that was even with the top of the cab windows, from the same storm that the weather man reported as totaling 8".
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