WSOR Jordan Spreader plowing snow on the Fox Lake Sub, February 4, 2011

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On February 1-2, 2011 the Midwest was hit with a record-breaking snowstorm/blizzard. 20 inches of snow fell in the Chicago area, followed by strong winds. WSOR experienced substantial snow drifting on a large portion of its system. The Jordan Spreader was brought out for several days to clear out flangeways and cuts. On February 3 it plowed the Northern Division. On February 4, it was brought down from Horicon and plowed the Waukesha and Fox Lake Subs. This video is of the Fox Lake Sub work, starting at MP 85 and working eastward to Fox Lake, Illinois.

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@stevenphelps7929 2 года назад

That snowplow is rocking on the rails.

@rjmyers5713 5 месяцев назад

Going to fast for the condition of the track.

@bandfromtheband9445 4 года назад

Just amazing Locomotives! And it was AWESOME to hear them identify themselves to each other during cold, winter wind! But they only have one thing to say!!!

@jambocoo 6 лет назад

Wow, just awesome machinery at work, thanks for sharing.

@geoffreylee5199 6 лет назад

The opening shot is so visually strong.

@mikehartman5326 2 года назад

At first I thought there was some rough track, but there was something going on with the plow itself.

@BurtonSKnowles 5 лет назад

What an awesome angle and an awesome video. Don't get to see that much out here in CA.

@ryanfisher6402 4 года назад

I love the turbo spool as it engages the snow drift

@trainzguy2472 7 лет назад

5:59 watch how the spreader operator lifts the plow before the crossing!

@noworriesmate8287 5 лет назад

Trainzguy2472 Good 👁

@Tigerskunk 4 года назад

At 2:32 you can see the same.

@sda9995 3 года назад

Wow I didn't noticed that

@railpast 13 лет назад

Great video. I thought the spreader was going to fall, some rough track there.

@StormChaserAaronRigsby 11 лет назад

Train engineer "Hey haven't we seen that guy before" after the third time "we have definitely seen that guy before"

@bettyboop65340 8 лет назад

lov how the plow rocks back and forth

@niobraraterminalrailroad2709 7 лет назад

the plow rocks from the resistance of the snow but also because through plow is a solid suspension no springs under it.

@rodneyperry6942 5 лет назад

I know, right.....i was getting seasick, lol

@BenjaminEsposti 5 лет назад

Actually the plow is on a pair of regular bogies, which have springs. It could probably use a better suspension system, the regular bogies (like the type found on freight cars) have springs on them and might not be as good as they could be for this type of application. Adding resonance dampers would probably help. You can see those on some locomotive bogies.

@2666loco 4 года назад

It is beings shoved as a wedge plow. The swing wings are being used here. Good video, thanks. Pentrex Video Donner Pass (Over Donner I think is the name with Richard Steinheimer) gives a lot of coverage to these used with the wings out on Donner Pass. Impressive. It is a beautiful video.

@dakibsrr1 13 лет назад

DAMN !! wish I had knew this a couple of days ago. I would've loved to see in person. Awesome video, thanks.

@wisecampmotorcycles8258 2 года назад

So, 10 year's on, are you still into trains?

@jordangrunow 10 лет назад

One of the best plow videos I've seen!

@blakelambe4921 4 года назад

Awesome. Thanks for this

@kurtkauffman4326 9 лет назад

Those two SD's made a great lash-up.

@a1e20 11 лет назад

The coolest train video I've seen on youtube.

@ThunderTrain2930 4 года назад

3:39 I really like that FS 2001 tornado siren you got in the back

@rail1435 11 лет назад

The "snowplug-driver" knows very well the lines to lift the plug at each road-crossing.

@greathodgy22 10 лет назад

. The Spreader "shakes" because the Sub. is lighter, jointed rail and not kept to the same standard at main line Subs. If you look closely the units are rocking as well. .

@rearspeaker6364 8 лет назад

+greathodgy22 scary rocking to me...i would stay far enough away in case it derails.......

@plymouth-hl20ton37 5 лет назад

One more thing best snow removal video I've seen in a long time

@rayinpau.s.a.6351 Год назад

@ 4:24 , He is rocking side to side really bad . Love a good ChooChoo video!

@kefka1911 4 года назад

3:37 those are some wobbly ass tracks

@wisphotog 13 лет назад

Awesome shots! I wish I could have gotten some footage as well! Alex

@johnnybikesalot 3 года назад

Why does the plow rock side to side so much? Even when theres no snow on the blade, it does it. I thought it was bad track but if you look close, the locomotives seem to be very steady, but the plow is going all over the place.

@skottkoonz 13 лет назад

Ah yes, winter here in Wisconsin. Great video!

@millertime8835 3 года назад

This is in Illinois

@Yellowjjacket Год назад

@@millertime8835 Really? The sign said _Zenda,_ and that's in Wisconsin.

@dwkcamman611 9 лет назад

Awesome coverage!!

@coryboyd7958 5 лет назад

Why does the plow rock back And forth?

@lordbemylight 13 лет назад

"[T]he Midwest was hit with a record-breaking snowstorm/blizzard." It WAS a blizzard for sure, the worst since 1967. Worse than '99 because of factoring in the winds and the size of that behemoth.

@Letsfightinglov 13 лет назад

thanks! looks like a cool job!

@irelandbloke 12 лет назад

Great video

@davidkreider942 5 лет назад

For so many years I’ve wondered how they clear snow off the rails. Now I know. Great video! Thank you.

@MatthewHoag77 12 лет назад

The plow/spreader unit is pretty wobbly. Why is that?

@kurtkauffman4326 6 лет назад

This is former MILW Trackage it's running on.

@johnmoore8016 7 лет назад

The plow is doing some rocking and rolling on the track is that normal?

@welshray1 11 лет назад

The plow isn't supposed to rock back n forth like that lol. Thats not normal is it?...

@terencechevalier5756 Год назад

Thats how bad the track surface is lol. My track for cn up in canada is like that sketchy if you dont work for railroad and know its normal lol

@steveg2509 Год назад

Piss poor roadbed

@mmp3pets 10 лет назад

just curios, why does the plowcar shake so much?

@drubradley8821 3 года назад

Why does the yellow plow car rock side to side ,when the two engines pushing it are really steady? if that the snow beating the day lights out of the plow blade on one side or the others making it rock?.. either way, neat video..

11 лет назад

Why that plow was swinging? Is it because of wind or because of snow mass on its way was not simetric?

@llokuta 11 лет назад

OMG LOVE that horn. Anyone know the airchime configuration? Is it K5H?

@johncotter1600 4 года назад

Yep. Metra runs almost all K5Hs.

@soupdragon12345 10 лет назад

close call at 6:00.

@merrickjacobs197 3 года назад

That person was an idiot who just HAD to beat the train. That’s ALWAYS a dangerous gamble that’s not worth taking!

@valeriebassett3107 3 года назад

Wow, that is an amazing video. Those locomotives are beautiful. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

@maineman11 5 лет назад

Great video.

@kirklawrence4326 5 лет назад

great video!

@heatherallan2695 11 лет назад

wow it's hard getting snow off rail lines that are so dencely covered in snow

@laney50w 10 лет назад

There's always some moron that has to try to beat a train at a crossing...

@nellAyaR2034 6 лет назад

laney50w It's called natural selection

@woofdog4219 5 лет назад

WTF that was crazy

@dave_n8pu 5 лет назад

When I saw it, I thought the same thing.

@steveevans7170 5 лет назад

The risks that drivers take at level crossings boggle the mind.😬😩😓🤑

@JamesJ30t 5 лет назад

What was that guy thinking. Maybe he was going to fast so he kept on going.

@woltzwurld6760 4 года назад

That is just so damn cool

@robertgift 11 лет назад

Well done video! (o)T(o) late activating at 5:50?

@geoffreylee5199 27 дней назад

Still good more than a decade later …

@CityThatCannotBeCaptured Год назад

Why does it rock back and forth?

@dennisryan6370 4 года назад

KL5A........I'm loving it

@jch7807 8 лет назад

BEAST!

@artiomodessa5933 2 года назад

Ну ,я смотрю что штаты это деревня , у нас как то поменьше снега ,да и поезда у нас чаще ездят .

@MrWc867 4 года назад

Those last two crossings did not come on?

@willibill1 10 лет назад

It didn't look like those crossing lights were working.

@sludge4125 6 лет назад

In the Chicago area, this storm was referred to as Snowmageddon.

@asalvi 11 лет назад

Nice video !

@bigbearhungry983 4 года назад

Do you know how you can always tell if a train just went past the road crossing? He always leaves his tracks. Ha ha ha ha ha

@Vovo-zx4ql 9 месяцев назад

A Dad joke!! 😂

@danielpullum1907 2 года назад

Why does the plow rock so much?

@hnf1930 4 года назад

Sweet video, just subbed

@henery09 4 года назад

Nice video but car almost got hit by train .where was this nice engins thanks

@TheOriginalAndysGarage 3 года назад

I was waiting for the plow to tip over why is it wobbling so much

@paradiseroad6405 9 лет назад

...if the spreader's a-rockin'...don't come a-knockin'... ;-) ...

@rearspeaker6364 8 лет назад

+Paradise Road ......she's rockin so hard,she might come off the rails!!!!!!!

@MLIW265-FAN Год назад

Do they still own the plow?

@derpyallan1435 4 года назад

0:41 train horn sounds like a really chill part of a song

@VilquinProductions 13 лет назад

6:00, if that car barreled through 2 seconds later, can you imagine the damage caused by car getting hit by that plow? Nice video! Thanx fur sharin'!

@michaelparr3928 6 лет назад

VilquinProductions Well knowing where that crossing is, that car would have possibly been push into the Legion post or made it into the Fox.

@johnmccall8788 7 лет назад

I noticed it sounded like the engines were constantly revving up and down. Why not stay at steady rpm's?

@gregorybentley5707 7 лет назад

John McCall The snow is possibly interfering with the speed depending on how heavy and wet it is. More likely though, as this is an incredibly light train by railroad standards its going to be hard to maintain track speed at any one throttle setting. On a train this light even the lightest power setting is eventually most likely going to get it up to track speed. On the other hand it's also just easier to control speed via the throttle than it is to put breaks on and off. Don't worry, they are designed for this.

@ricardopinto243 6 лет назад

John McCall sit

@voxmarsh6458 5 лет назад

Do the snow plows ever derail.

@axlealex3352 5 лет назад

I'm sure a plow train has derailed, but a WSOR train derailed on this line a few months ago in Spring Grove Illinois.

@nysbrad 7 лет назад

I hoped they peek them joints . looks like they need some tamping. nice vidio

@deniseseifried3403 2 года назад

There's a Zenda south of Lake Geneva, WI.

@mr.snowplow3855 Год назад

Awesome!!!

@CarlAllenPL 7 лет назад

It looks very strange to me. This machine tilts on the left and right and so on. Firstly I thought that the track must be terribly bad, but no; the locomotives go evenly. WTH is wrong with this plough?

@trainzguy2472 7 лет назад

I believe the rocking is caused by the uneven resistance on the plow from the snow. It also could be because of the uneven resistance on the plow from the snow. Additionally, there looks like there is high wind, which will also cause it to rock. The combination of these factors make it appear highly unstable and broken.

@CarlAllenPL 7 лет назад

Trainzguy 2472 No, i do not think it is due to wind. Did you notice that even the finest ends of branches barely move in the wind? ;) There is windy but this is not a storm that would be able to rock so heavy vehicle that bears additional forces of pushing and lifting up loads of snow (thus being extra pressed against the track). It isn't also impossible that one of this car's boggies under certain load and speed starts to sway (to bump alternately the left and the right rail) so that all car dances like a drunkard xD

@Danny-oi8yl 5 лет назад

I think that the entire plow car is top heavy and that's why it sways back and forth.

@KandiKlover 5 лет назад

It's doing that intentionally.

@MatthewHoag77 12 лет назад

@MONTGOMERYSaApBt Thanks. I figured it was that or the wind.

@wilber53 13 лет назад

Best way to plow.Any reason why the wings were not open?We use to have problems with ours, because of the amount of air being drawn out from the main resevoir with the wings and flanger working the same time.

@Tom-xe9iq 2 года назад

That car at 5:59 had a Death Wish crossing in front of the plow like that!!?

@trainmanauxl1 13 лет назад

People are stupid enough where it comes to trying to beat the trains across... But when They have a PLOW infront of the train the you know their mental.

@marilyndesrosiers7988 6 лет назад

must be blind not to see that train comin' at you

@birdhunter2754 2 года назад

Plowing old. Side tracks. Nice

@bebo5558 4 года назад

That snow plow looks like Charlie Chaplin walking, wobbling back and forth!

@lvdovicvs 8 лет назад

Who's this Jordan Spreader guy and why does he get to drive a train? Kidding - but since I'm an honest guy, that really was my first thought.

@specialed6357 4 года назад

I thought it was a spreader that spreads jordans.

@Fontanat 8 лет назад

It look pretty cold out there.

@kcb559 5 лет назад

Tad bit nipply

@FatAndPretty4Me 5 лет назад

the gates were not down.

@Bob.W. 5 лет назад

Rock and roll.

@bluesharp59 4 года назад

Thumbs Up Liked.

@MeigsCountyRR 4 года назад

Too close to the tracks. Other than that, great!

@bettyboop65340 9 лет назад

doesn't Amtrak run this line

@rearspeaker6364 8 лет назад

+bettyboop65340 if they are don't drink your coffee until you get off the train.......

@michaelparr3928 6 лет назад

From Fox Lake south into the city via Rondout IL. This was north of the yard limit @ Fox Lake operated by WSOR.

@axlealex3352 5 лет назад

The Chicago Metra terminates at fox lake, about half a mile behind the last camera shot

@catenaire Год назад

Amtrak ran a train on it from Janesville, Wisconsin, to downtown Chicago, Illinois, in the early 2000's, I took it twice into Chicago. I should locate the video of that!