I agree nice plowing Charlie. Great video. The Kittatinny Boys are working on a low budget and could only get one engine running. Three sure makes plowing a breeze. Good to see you posting over here.
We ended up with another 3 inches today. Will have to get my trusty plow (aka kids shovel cut down) and clear the line for some running Thursday.
Lou Luczu said:
Nice snowplowing, guys. I assume you are both battery powered?
I can’t speak for others, but I am track powered.
Lou Im battery power but track power will work as well.
I have always enjoyed snow video. Thanks for posting. Later RJD
Ok…this is a few years old and a lot of the snow had already melted but still fun to watch
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZaELVuRjHs[/youtube]
I’m thinking that Sunday, if Saturday’s rain doesn’t wash it all away, would be a good day to plow with temps in the 60’s !
Well, I made an effort to get plowing done, but the video explains everything…
I found I had to use (3) desiels; on ground with track power.
If 1st unit died on loss of power, 2nd & 3rd kicked it; if 2nd unit stalled then the 3rd usually pushed the 1st & 2nd past the hiccup to continue plowing.
You definitely had a nice operation underway!
and a nudge was needed as well although it was crisp powder (battery was down in RS); this was back in 2004.
Nice videos guys. Jake your whistle sounds awesome.
For the new guys plowing with track powered locos is very possible. What you need to do is make sure that your track isn’t iced and that you acclimate your engines for at least a couple of hours outside before you run them. Some guys leave their plow train out overnight covered up so it will be ready the next day. If you don’t acclimate it the wheels will freeze to cold track.
So far this year we have had a bit of snow but it has turned to wet mush before I could get out to it.
Here is a video from last year of me wrecking my rotary. It was later repaired but the wedge plow had to come out and finish up the job but that had a little mishap too.
I was wondering. With the warm temperatures I was thinking that the snow would be wet, sticky and heavy. A dry powder would be easier to plow. Of course that means getting out there when its still nice and cold. Something I do not enjoy anymore. 
Well, I had great snow to plow. You can tell in my video I was getting more as I was filming. Big fluffy flakes. But we had an ice storm come through before we got the 4-5 inches of snow, so the rail was coated with ice.
David, that was the dry powder not seen often - couldn’t wait to end the day at work and get home, note the time-I didn’t even shovel the sidewalks or driveway: it was Railroad time!
Todd, ‘been there, did that’ for me as well, we sure do have fun!
Bye the way, I like your Cape Cod livery; the 1:1 Cape Cod has a Tavern/Lounge that I worked inside on getting the side windows out on the front end of the long window side, car came from Louisiana and was going to be converted to the Phoebe Snow tail car. Steamtown Foundation went into Chapter 11 and the car owners were told to get it out of the shop and off the property. Car was going to be part of Dinner Train, the project never went further. *great tuffed burgundy (dark maroon) naugahyde behind the bar!
This is a re-post of the video I added to the Official Snow thread. It has been updated to 720p and shortened to just under 10 minutes. Watch in full screen HD if you can.
With temperatures in the mid 50’s on the Winter Solstice 2013, the C.V.S.Ry. MOW Crew decided it would be a good day to clear the line of the remnants of last weekends snowfall. Featuring New Haven GP-9 #1224 and Norfolk & Western High-Hood SD-45 #1741 this Ride-Along video covers all main line track of the Candlewood Valley Scenic Railway for a camera mounted high on the front plow.
Pretty neat video, Jon, though it says the HD version is not quite ready yet.
Maybe next time a bit more speed, eh?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UQA9Do1Yyc[/youtube]
Jon, you have a fantastic railroad right-of-way, Enjoyed your video!
How fast were they going? WOW…
When I plow I just try to go fast enough to roll the snow off the blade; will begin the build on a rotary soon.
Problem with speed when plowing with a model is that you never know for sure what is under the snow. Those sticks just before entering the cut on my video were enough to derail bot trucks of the plow and the front truck of the lead engine.
If I know snow is coming and I have daylight time available I’ll clean up the ROW before the snow, but usually there the timing isn’t that good.
That’s great!
Jerry Barnes, have you rolled out the rotary yet this year?