SPMW 207 is seen plowing the #2 Track at Soda Springs, California. A once in a lifetime event for some to see the most powerful pieces of snowfighting equipment ever devised by man in action.

A rare snow in the Midlands of South Carolina fell on the night of Februrary 13, 2010 and this is what we woke up to. CSXT C40-9 9049 awaits her first call of the young day. She was bought new in ... (more)

Diesel/electro locomotive Gem 4/4 # 802 of the Rhaetian Railway with "Zaugg" snow blower Xrot mt # 95403 in tow is running through track 2 of Ospizio Bernina towards the home base Poschi... (more)

Diesel/electro locomotive Gem 4/4 # 802 of the Rhaetian Railway, with hardly seen snow blower Xrot mt # 95403 in tow, is entering Ospizio Bernina from Bernina Lagalb, on the return run to Poschiav... (more)

Early morning after 8 AM on the Bernina line along the frozen and snow covered Lago Bianco (White Lake) on about 2250 meter a.s.l. The first train of the day, regional 4628 from Poschiavo to St.Mo... (more)

The snow fighting crew of Poschiavo is on the return journey, running through track 2 of Ospizio Bernina. Diesel/Electro locomotive Gem 4/4 # 802 is pulling the "Zaugg" snow blower Xrot ... (more)

Early on this sunday morning, the snow fighting composition from Poschiavo, with dual power (diesel/electric 1000 V DC) locomotive Gem 4/4 # 802 and diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404, is entering... (more)

Running low on hours of service, the crew aboard the NS 4263 hustles an eastbound grain train through Truckee, California. In just a couple miles, the crew will have to stop the train. Federal law... (more)

South of Salford the OSR plow extra destined for Tillsonburg is seen digging into some decent snow drifting.

The snow fighting crew of Pontresina reached Ospizio Bernina a 6 AM with the "beast" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and shoving "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03 "Albul... (more)

Snow fighting on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway in Alp Grüm, with "Zaugg" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 and "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 03.

The Spreader works the backtrack at Hillsport pushing the banks into the ditch and bush. The conventional 'broom'/ballast regulators just dont have the reach and power.

The vehicles are guided by the rails, but otherwise it is an absolute blind flight for the crew on the Rhaetian Railway's snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 entering Alp Grüm track 2 at 6:41 AM in the m... (more)

At 6.48 AM the snow fighting crew of Poschiavo reaches Alp Grüm on 2091 meter a.s.l. The dual power locomotive (diesel and 1000 V DC from the overhead wire on the Bernina line) Gem 4/4 # 801, bui... (more)

Resting at Truckee, California, on March 10, 2000, Southern Pacific EMD GP38-2 No. 4809 is specially-equipped with to provide motive power for snow fighting trains on Donner Pass. The apparatus on... (more)