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  1. Turn it, turn it

    Turn it, turn it

    • Romet
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    • broom plow snow
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  2. Snowplow South

    Snowplow South

    Every winter I try to catch a snow plow in action, but have yet to suceed, since I don't live by the tracks and when the plow runs, the roads are still largely snowed in, particularly those obscure routes that lead to rail lines. Thus I got very exited when I heard that a snowplow was coming...
    • Romet
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    • action broom cn plow saskatoon snow snowplow warman
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  3. Road trip

    Road trip

    CBNS leases most of their MOW equipment from MRM - Maritime Rail Maintenance. Their equipment in turn is mostly ex-CN's, not surprisingly leased to shortlines running on ex-CN/CP trackage, interchanging with CN. Did I mention CN? This broom is moving onto the next shortline via truck. CN and...
    • Romet
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    • broom cbns cn ex-cn mrm stellarton
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  4. Still working...

    Still working...

    What looks like a fairly old CN truck, is still at it, being a flatbed for a snow blower, these are normally attached to brooms, very common on both CN & CP, both are yellow too! PS. The state of Maine is in the background. Right behind me is the CN crew residence.
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    • blower broom cn edmondston edmunddton flat flatbed old snow truck
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    • Category: Track Equipment and M.O.W. Work
  5. Ready for Winter

    Ready for Winter

    A reminder about the human touch that keeps the trains moving, a broom awaits a call to duty brushing out switches in the pilot of WNYP C430 #431 in late December 2003.
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    • broom
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars



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