[CBQ] Re: clearing snow

["Joe Bartoli joebartoli@sbcglobal.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Hi Leo,

Any recollection of where the Mendota-Denrock branch would get plugged up with 
snow?  It's basically flat from one end to the other... no where for snow to 
build up.  


Joe

>Louis,
>
>The Mendota picture brought back memories from 1979 of using a Jordan spreader 
>on the
>Mendota-Denrock branch for 12 hours. The snow was higher than the loco 
>Windows. We relieved a
>Crew that had plowed for 12 hours,then us for 12 and then another crew 
>relieved us !
>Ass't Supt Joe Arrington was in the operators"house" the entire time !
>
>Also that year, I rode Amtrak number 5 to Omaha with two SD45s running ahead 
>of us as a plow
>Extra.
>
>Many other "wonderful" memories of the 78-79 and 79-80 winters.
>
>Karl R. has some great true stories of trying to clear the Rockfalls branch. 
>Some of his
>Pictures are at rrpicturesarchive.com(I think that's the correct link)
>
>Leo


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Posted by: Joe Bartoli <joebartoli@sbcglobal.net>
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