The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway is clearing the stub track in Ospizio Bernina. Shoving is "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 02. The sn... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lo... (more)

A late onset of winter brought more then 3 feet (about 1 meter) new snow in the Bernina region the day before. The snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is clearing track 3 of Alp Grüm station with &... (more)

"The beast" or "la Bestia" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 is clearing track 3 of Ospizio Bernina station at 6 in the morning, the centrifuging units are extended to a width of 6 m... (more)

Clearing track 2 of Alp Grüm station with the "Beast of the Bernina" snowblower Xrot mt # 95404 at 06.41 AM.

"The beast of the Bernina" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 in the panorama curve in Alp Grüm.

After the plowing in Ospizio Bernina, some crew members free the snow blower from sticked and squeezed remnants. The overhead wire (1000 V DC) was grounded first.

Snowblower X rot mt # 95404 "the Beast" is clearing track 2 of Alp Grüm station in "to broaden" modus (6 meter width) in the early morning, shoved by (not visible) locomotive Gem 4/4 # 801

The snow blower crew from Pontresina is clearing the stub track on Alp Grüm with the powerful "La Bestia" ("the Beast") from about 1 meter of fresh snow fallen in the two previous days. The engin... (more)

The snow blower composition with X rot mt # 95404 and Gem 4/4 # 801 leaves the avalanche gallery and reaches the Alp Grüm station, after the track has been cleared over the Bernina Pass. A few mi... (more)

Snow blowing action in the highest station of the Rhaetian Railway on 2253 meter a.s.l. In a large cloud of whirled up powder, "The beast" (in local italian called "La Bestia") X rot mt # 95404 is... (more)

In the "blue hour" at 6.48 AM the snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is reaching Alp Grüm on 2091 meter a.s.l. Snowblower X rot mt 95404 is shoved by dual power (diesel and electric 1000 V DC) loc... (more)