Burlington Northern Snowplow 972803 WMX
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brwhiz
N 48° 14.236 W 101° 17.504
14U E 329837 N 5345211
This piece of Railroad Maintenance-Of-Way Equipment is located alonside the Railroad Museum of Minot at 19 1st Street NE in downtown Minot, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WMHK99
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2013
Views: 6
This is not a powered rotary blower but rather a weighted car with a plow blade on the front end. It was pushed by a locomotive usually accompanied by other pieces of MOW equipment to handle any unusual circumstances that might apply. This type of plow was usually used on the open plains where snow depth was fairly uniform and shallow and large drifts did not accumulate. The bed of the car would be filled with sand or other heavy bulky material to keep the car on the tracks as it went about its work of clearing the tracks.
Is this a display or a maintenance facility location?: Display
Are there any fees and if so how much? (optional): 0.00
Website about this MOW waymark. (optional): Not listed
Additional site related to the MOW category. (optional): Not listed
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