Rotary Snow Plow SPMW 207 on Donner Pass, Feb 9, 2023 

Very few people, here on the east coast, understand how much snow Tahoe and the surrounding area gets...I lived near Sac when I was in the service in the 80's...They'd have 35 FOOT snow totals for the year...it was amazing to see the snow caps in july...Such a beautiful wilderness area...Got stuck in a blizzard on thanksgiving day, coming out of Carson city...it was comin down a hellin! I can't imagine what the early pioneers went through...No wonder they ate each other...:)

That F7B was loud!

Excellent video, showing the extent to which the UP moves snow off its mainline.

First-rate work, Mike. I like the way you showed the whole story with the spreaders up front, and your multiple video views.

Absolutely Outstanding . . The Video . . The Editing . . The Explanation As To What's Happening : >) ! Sharing Your Link . .

Applause! Hellava video. Great work and persistence to get this.

Metal Mike nice work as always. Thanks for braving the snow and cold. What a gorgeous day. Krispy 1.

Beautifully powerful and moving and almost put me to sleep😂

Thanks very good shows real snowfighters

Thanks! Great to see those old B units still soldiering on powering the rotaries. That Sno-Cat operator sure had a front row seat. That is a job I would love to have.

I live on the east coast in Pennsylvania where we seem to get snow less and less. I really enjoyed seeing the train clearing the snow. Thanks for your hard work filming this.

Absolutely amazing. Thank you.

Awesome catch!

Awesome catch!!. They haven't had to use these in several years. I notifced a few weeks ago that they moved them from where they are normally parked in the Roseville yard .

Really great filming. These huge machines are magnificent.!!!

The rotary is so facinating!

This is such a great video. I live down the freeway in Rocklin. I'm sure they're busy this week with all the storms. Thank you for taking the time to get such incredible footage.

Nice video...We can imagine what it is like the past few days on the Pass, with snow storms. As an "Original Transcon RR" enthusiast, I visit what is left from the original building'. The Summit Tunnel, bypassed, I believe in 1993, can be walked thru, during better weather. CPRR Museum on-line, has awesome stories, book references, and photos of 150 years ago, juxtaposed to modern depictions. PS: The original Engineers thought they could handle these storms, and had a rude awakening, as to costs to keep the line open. So....snow sheds were erected, which frequently burned. Original photos of the Summit Tunnel area show what it took, once the hard work of construction was finished. My favorite photographer, A.J. Russell, who took the most famous photo of the nineteenth century, (The Wedding of the Rails), at Promontory Summit, documented it in fall of 1869, not 1868, as is depicted on the CPRR site. Alfred Hart's photos also are amazing to comprehend. Thanks for an opportunity to comment concerning this "Moon shot" of the 19th century.

Wow! Incredible!

Those non-turbo 645s are friggen sweet! :)

beautiful videography. You nailed the lighting angles aspect. You also sat there for days freezing to death, then have mow206 bury you and your camera in snow.

Excellent!

Love this video! 💗 ⛄💗

Top effort, thanks

Great video Mike

Awesome

Nice clear day, hope you had fun out there.

You do very nice work

Fantastic!!!!

I guess these rigs saw a lot of service THIS season!

nice

Great stuff. Compliments. That horn belongs on a BOAT, not a rotary. Where's the STEAM whistle?

Wow!

B units still working for a class 1 Railroad love it. I wonder what there heritage is

Are those the same old black SP rotaries from Roseville?

I am curious, what are the F/B units designated as?, F-9B or is there a newer number unknown such as F-10B or + with newer technology.

is the engine in the FB unit a 645?

Hay Mike, what’s the temps up there? The groundhog said 6 more weeks of winter, any talk about how the spring melt will go? fast or slow? Thanks.

What does the diesel powered car behind the plow provide to the operation

I'm curious. Is Sacramento going to require these engines go battery powered?

What is the purpose of those round windows withing the front windshields?

What is the purpose of the snow cat pusher running along the left side? I seen them in other rotary videos. Seems like they’re doing a whole lot of nothing.

wtf the blower is covering up all the cleaned track

I would imagine that they must do plowing/rotary work going downhill only(?)

Greg Whitehead amazing, no?

That Sno-Cat driver had some balls! Best view in the house! 🚆😎. Wonder why they didn’t splice a Flanger into the Spreader Concist to clear out the 4’ whilst drifting back downgrade? Would have helped to prevent derailments and damage to brake lines and electrical connections.