change of seasons

[cn nutbar]

hello all---up here in the great white north,the coming of winter brings out some special equipment---out of the shops for the first time this year,cn and th&b snowplows are getting ready for the inevitable

 

[UP SD40-2]

nutbar:wav: , your CN Russell plow is SLAP AWESOME!:thumb::thumb: there's so much detail on it, i am guessing its brass?
:deano: -Deano

 

[steamhead]

Boy..!! That's a beauty..!!:thumb:

If we ever saw anything like that down here in the tip o' Texas...folks would think the Martians had landed..!!!:mrgreen:

 

[cn nutbar]

hi deano and gus---thanks for responding and happy thanksgiving to you and your families---the cn plow is from custom brass and the th&b plow is a walther's kit---both were custom painted by the notorious Doctor Wayne---in heavy snowfalls,you often would find a snowplow being pushed by two or three locomotives--- you can imagine the operator's anxiety riding in the cupola as they plowed into those heavy drifts of wet snow---rock and roll !!!

 

[MasonJar]

There's a story about the snow north of Orangeville, where (I think) 7 locos were pushing, and still got stuck! I'll have to look that one up.

Great stuff...! :thumb: Do you know if that Walthers kit is still available?

Andrew

 

[Ralph]

Great looking equipment! Don't need it in the Twin Cities yet although we had flurries giving us previews of coming attractions!
Ralph

 

[cn nutbar]

hi andrew---i purchased the walthers snowplow from the" modellers choice hobbyshop" in hamilton some time ago---i just sent an e-mail inquiring whether they still have any in stock---if they do,i'll send you their e-mail address---happy grey cup weekend

 

[cn nutbar]

hi ralph---we had the first "dusting" yesterday and the temperature was about minus 10(celsius)---great hockey weather !!!!

 

[MasonJar]

Hey Mr Nutbar!

Thanks. Modeller's Choice is run by the father of one of the guys in the local modular club. Never been in person, but I might have to put it on the list for the next S Ont tour.

Andrew

 

[doctorwayne]

Here's a prototype one, in Goderich, in the heart of southern Ontario's snowbelt.

Wayne

 

[cn nutbar]

hello all---having just been prepared for service by the shop crew,cn snowplow 55504 is put to work

 

[spitfire]

Wow Nutbar! Those are very impressive!! :thumb:

Val

 

[Ralph]

Nutbar, send them over NOW! We're getting our first real snow in St. Paul today!
Ralph

 

[Sarge_7]

Awesome pics!!:mrgreen:

Here are a couple of plows I saw this summer at my Dads in Mason City Iowa.

The first belongs to Iowa Traction


This one belongs to the ICE. Seems to be the same type as the others pictured. Pic looked better on my computer for some reasonwall1

 

[cn nutbar]

hello everyone---thanks for your responses---although used primarily for maintenance of way tasks,on occasion the cn has used this Jordan Spreader for snow removal

 

[Glen Haasdyk]

I was just about to mention the Jordan speader but Mr Nutbar beat me to it. Good looking models. Our club has the Walthers plow in canadian national on it's layout.
I have the old MDC speader in kit form but I haven't started it yet. Maybe this winter. It's more of a kitbash than a kit with a fair amout of work to it.
I also have the old Athearn Rotary but it just sits on my shelf looking intimidating.

 

[doctorwayne]

The Grand Valley/Elora Gorge & Eastern is just on the edge of the southern Ontario snow belt, so we have to be ready for winter, too.
Here's Russell plow 107 near Airline Junction in Dunnville:

And Jordan spreader 156 at the Lowbanks shops:

Both are modified Walthers kits.

Wayne