Rotary 101. Here's a rear-quarter view of Nevada Northern's 1907-vintage Rotary Snow Plow B. It's a slightly different look at this classic piece of MOW equipment than you typically see, a... (more)

The snow train returns to Ely. Nevada Northern's Rotary Plow train steams past the old Ely Freight Terminal en route to the engine house, with her crew still manning their stations. Nevad... (more)

Snowfighters
At the base of Union Pacific’s Donner Pass crossing, one of Southern Pacific rotary snowplow sets rests at Truckee, California, on March 12, 2004. Sitting next to the plo... (more)

Returning from battle. In the middle of a high desert snowstorm, Nevada Northern's rotary plow train returns to Ely for fuel and water after battling the drifts up on the Keystone Branch. ... (more)

Nevada Northern Rotary B. One of the most interesting pieces in the collection of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, and one that is rarely photographed, is Rotary Snow Plow "B". She rare... (more)

Steamscape: Inspiration Point. The White Pass Rotary Fleet claws its way past Inspiration Point en route to another day of operations to clear the line for the opening of the tourist season... (more)

Union Pacific rotary snowplow No. 900082 and support train clears the Kansas Pacific Line in eastern Colorado. The snow thrown from the rotary reached the edge of Highway 40 where we were standing... (more)

Steamscape: Ptarmigan Point. After a very stubborn drift delayed them for nearly 30 minutes, the White Pass Rotary Fleet finally rounds Ptarmigan Point, on the western shore of Lake Fraser... (more)

Somewhere around here, there's a railroad. A White Pass "Cat" cuts down the deep snow pack to a level that will allow the line's rotary snow plow to operate without continuously stalling o... (more)

Forward! After a brief break to allow guest photographers to snowshoe ahead of the train, White Pass Superintendent Ed Hanousek motions to the Engineers on the pusher locomotives to resume ... (more)

Nothing happens without water. White Pass Fireman Jeremy Simmons oversees the watering of Rotary Plow #1 during a brief servicing stop at Glacier Siding. Back when steam was the primary mo... (more)

When you guys are done, could you do my driveway? Retired crew member Mike O'Daniel leads the charge as the White Pass Rotary Fleet impacts an 8-foot drift in front of the station building ... (more)

The Rotary Snow Plow is filling the tank. Note the small snow-piles on the signal and the catenary support

Majestic! That was about the only word I could come up with to describe this extraordinary scene of a steam-powered rotary snow plow and two pusher engines going full tilt in the pristine ... (more)

In October 1997, Union Pacific called out rotary snowplow No. 900082 and support train to clear the Kansas Pacific Line in eastern Colorado. The commotion caught the attention of the Cheyenne Coun... (more)