CP had to borrow the Red River Valley and Western's rotary snow plow to try to open the line from Drake to Max on the New Town Sub. Here the plow heads out to MP 429 to begin work. They wanted to ... (more)
CP's Jordan Ditcher crew surprised me when they wanted a "push" in the 20 mph with the north wing out against this 10 foot high drift west of Drake. As you can see the conductor is now screaming o... (more)
This picture just about some's up what the New Town Sub looks like from Drake to Max. This drift is one that the plows have gotten thru, there are ones that they haven't! Living in Iowa I have see... (more)