Train vs. Snow – No Problem
This is what as kids we envision being able to drive a train is like …
Snnnoooo problem …
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17 February 2015
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That was cool!
I’d be more concerned about the morons driving through the crossing with the red lights blinking. I’d rather have the snow hit my camera than a vehicle being shoved out of the way by the train engine.
In some areas, railfans have teamed with the police. The railfan gets the train video they want, and the police can nab the worst offenders. Every so often though, someone catches a bad accident on film.
In England they “drive” trains, in the US we “operate” them.
(MET: No wonder when I jump on and ask – can I drive your train? They just kick me in the head … next time!)
6000 tons of train momentum will do that for you! I can’t believe the photographer didn’t see the coming snow blast though.
When momentum won’t work, there’s this machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBSuNz3g0oA
(MET: The snowplow is cool – I guess that’s just a plow train, no passengers?).
The video of the plow in Alaska/Yukon was likely a special to open the line in the Spring. Sometimes they sell special tickets for fans to go along and watch.