Winter has been officially here for several weeks now, but you couldn’t prove it by looking at the ground or the thermometer. Before last week we didn’t even have a consistent freeze at night so some of the hardy plants and grasses were still growing. This weather has done nothing for the sense of urgency felt by the CVSRy yard and MOW crews in getting the plow train set and tuned up. Last weekend was the first time the plow train has turned a wheel since early spring 2015. Today the boys had it out on the line to check clearances in the snow shed the MOW boys just erected.
Here the train has passed through the snow shed. This train will have a rear plow for snow service as soon as it’s released from the electrical shop…
Just enough clearance…
The shed is needed to prevent ice on the rails caused by this overhang…
We never want a repeat of this scene…