Cumbres and Toltec Rotary steam powered snowplow gets to work 2020 Part 1
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Date: 2020-04-02
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Gordon
I was a young lad in the 1940s. We lived on the side of a ridge in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. The railroad tracks were on the other side of the valley so I had a clear view for some distance. I would run out on the front porch every time I heard a train coming and would watch until it was out of sight. I loved the sound of the engine and the whistle when approaching a crossing. One day I heard steady rumbling sounds and it turned out to be a diesel locomotive. I didn't like it at all, didn't like the sound of the horn. Steam engines still pulled some trains but over time they became less frequent and finally were gone. I quit watching trains.
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I was a young lad in the 1940s. We lived on the side of a ridge in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. The railroad tracks were on the other side of the valley so I had a clear view for some distance. I would run out on the front porch every time I heard a train coming and would watch until it was out of sight. I loved the sound of the engine and the whistle when approaching a crossing. One day I heard steady rumbling sounds and it turned out to be a diesel locomotive. I didn't like it at all, didn't like the sound of the horn. Steam engines still pulled some trains but over time they became less frequent and finally were gone. I quit watching trains.
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HonestyFirst
Vice President Pence angrily went to president trump yelling that someone had desecrated the white house lawn by urinating in the snow words that formed bleep trump trump was so mad that he directed his covid-19 mastermind to determine who did such a despicable thing. Soon, the mastermind presented president trump with her results: Mr. President, the derogatory urine marks were matched with the DNA from Joe Biden. This made President Trump furious. The mastermind went on to say that a handwriting analysis was also done and the results were in. The handwriting was matched to Ivanka Trump.
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Vice President Pence angrily went to president trump yelling that someone had desecrated the white house lawn by urinating in the snow words that formed bleep trump trump was so mad that he directed his covid-19 mastermind to determine who did such a despicable thing. Soon, the mastermind presented president trump with her results: Mr. President, the derogatory urine marks were matched with the DNA from Joe Biden. This made President Trump furious. The mastermind went on to say that a handwriting analysis was also done and the results were in. The handwriting was matched to Ivanka Trump.
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Will
I'm so glad I'm a boomer I got to travel on steam trains, I got to work on steam ships, both reciprocal and turbine as a ship engineer (later I moved on to diesels) but I love steam I love trains I love the eerie sound of the steam whistle in the distance at midnight. Some of these whistles had the ability to make the hair on your neck stand up late at night and that's why they were used in old B&W scary and mystery movies But steam is great, is powerful, it is alive, it breathes and it's good for your sinuses and colds Just listen to that steam, is talking to you
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I'm so glad I'm a boomer I got to travel on steam trains, I got to work on steam ships, both reciprocal and turbine as a ship engineer (later I moved on to diesels) but I love steam I love trains I love the eerie sound of the steam whistle in the distance at midnight. Some of these whistles had the ability to make the hair on your neck stand up late at night and that's why they were used in old B&W scary and mystery movies But steam is great, is powerful, it is alive, it breathes and it's good for your sinuses and colds Just listen to that steam, is talking to you
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wannabe
Great video Thank you for filming this. I lived in New Mexico for a few years in the late 70's and early 80's. I don't think that is much snow for that area for the end of February. In the Sierra Nevada, where I live now, its going to be another drought. We will be lucky to end up at 40% of water content in the snowpack of an average April 1st. 16-17 and 18-19 were very good years, but the past 10-12 have not been very good otherwise. The road rotary plows in our area have not gotten much use this year.
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Great video Thank you for filming this. I lived in New Mexico for a few years in the late 70's and early 80's. I don't think that is much snow for that area for the end of February. In the Sierra Nevada, where I live now, its going to be another drought. We will be lucky to end up at 40% of water content in the snowpack of an average April 1st. 16-17 and 18-19 were very good years, but the past 10-12 have not been very good otherwise. The road rotary plows in our area have not gotten much use this year.
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Anthony
A truly wonderful look at vast machinery of years gone by which restored and maintained by today's volunteers still operate in this diesel age to good effect. I have been cab riding thru Switzerland and Austria beautiful scenery, but sheer vastness of USA landscape is in a class of its own. Thank you for sharing this video with us all, mind you what the Extinction Rebellion crowd would say about emissions I shuuder to think.
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A truly wonderful look at vast machinery of years gone by which restored and maintained by today's volunteers still operate in this diesel age to good effect. I have been cab riding thru Switzerland and Austria beautiful scenery, but sheer vastness of USA landscape is in a class of its own. Thank you for sharing this video with us all, mind you what the Extinction Rebellion crowd would say about emissions I shuuder to think.
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Melkior
I noticed a lot of wheel spin. I guess the track is slippery and it's hard going to get rid of the snow off the track in spite of the rotary plough. I guess that's why there were multiple engines, since that gives more traction. I like seeing old equipment like this back in use again. I feel like machines like this are almost alive and it's as though something has died once they're abandoned and/or beyond repair.
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I noticed a lot of wheel spin. I guess the track is slippery and it's hard going to get rid of the snow off the track in spite of the rotary plough. I guess that's why there were multiple engines, since that gives more traction. I like seeing old equipment like this back in use again. I feel like machines like this are almost alive and it's as though something has died once they're abandoned and/or beyond repair.
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Peter
Great video. I have seen this rotary at work before, on a video a few years ago. I am very pleased to see that it is still being used for the purpose for which it was designed. England had the V ploughs, this would have been an awesome sight to see especially up in the wilds of Cumbria heading up to ScotlandPity we don't get that much snow here in Australia, - not where the trains go, anyway.
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Great video. I have seen this rotary at work before, on a video a few years ago. I am very pleased to see that it is still being used for the purpose for which it was designed. England had the V ploughs, this would have been an awesome sight to see especially up in the wilds of Cumbria heading up to ScotlandPity we don't get that much snow here in Australia, - not where the trains go, anyway.
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GazinGeezer
Tom What wonderful videography I enjoyed this beyond belief. I found my heart racing during the wheel slip episodes and saying Come on girl You can do it YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAST BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING This? Right here? Is magic to me. I know that when I sleep tonight I will dream of being an engineer or other member of the team that made this old lady dance again
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Tom What wonderful videography I enjoyed this beyond belief. I found my heart racing during the wheel slip episodes and saying Come on girl You can do it YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAST BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING This? Right here? Is magic to me. I know that when I sleep tonight I will dream of being an engineer or other member of the team that made this old lady dance again
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Keith80027
Very nice video that brought back memories of when I and my dad rode the snow plow train back in the early 1970's were they would stop for us photographers to get out in front the plow. I was covered more than once with snow while shooting stills and Super 8 movies. This is wonderful coverage and thank you for putting your work on line
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Very nice video that brought back memories of when I and my dad rode the snow plow train back in the early 1970's were they would stop for us photographers to get out in front the plow. I was covered more than once with snow while shooting stills and Super 8 movies. This is wonderful coverage and thank you for putting your work on line
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