Snow removal using EXTREME power (Train power)

[Genenco]

This is wild stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlA2INOpT78&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2ZPRmocs4&NR=1

(Needed a bit more power there)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frBh5vO_2g0&feature=related

(Rotary snow removal via train)

[Keebler]

So you like trains? Check this footage out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKAe5z8AbU

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetai...?PhotoID=45962

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetai...?PhotoID=45963

It's around 6:00 am On June 14, 2006. We are riding a westbound BNSF train approaching Kismet Siding, located a few miles northwest of the town of Madera in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Our train is supposed to take the siding to meet an eastbound, and as our train approaches you can see the signals are set up accordingly: a double yellow indication one signal block in advance of the siding, and red over green to enter the siding. Unfortunately, the Eastbound doesn't get stopped in time - I haven't been able to dig up a definitive answer as to why not. He passes the signal at the end of the siding, thus dropping our signal to double red, and proceeds to strike our lead unit a glancing blow as he passes the fouling point of the switch. He's going about 22 mph at impact, and we're doing 30. According to the FRA, 'all crew members of both trains were taken to a local hospital with injuries, a total of 7 locomotives and 17 cars, including 1 hazardous material and 1 tank car derailed.' There were reportedly five crew members total. They all survived: four had minor injuries, but our engineer was seriously injured. There were eleven locomotives total, four on our train and seven on the eastbound, not all of which derailed. The locomotive you see coming at us is BNSF 4059, a GE Dash 9-44CW. We are riding an identical locomotive, BNSF 4479.

[Genenco]

Yep, like trains display of raw power...Moving tons of snow in seconds..Nifty..Wrecks?? Nah...