After departing Chama, New Mexico, on the morning of February 29, 2020, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Rotary OY begins to throw some snow passing milepost 329 approaching “the narrows.”... (more)
Large snow plow X # 102 of the Rigi Bahnen (line from Vitznau), shoved by cogwheel railcar Bhe 2/4 # 3, in Rigi Staffel. This was a regular timetabled train, CC 1115 from Vitznau to Rigi Kulm.
This was the moment that the California Zephyr led by Amtrak engine 19 (P42DC) blasted through a four foot snow drift during the massive March 14th Snowmageddon snowstorm. The explosion of snow c... (more)
The March blizzard included sustained winds of 30-40 mph, blowing the wet snow in a horizontal direction and coating anything metal with a layer of ice and snow.
The massive winter storm is coated the Denver Leadville & Gunnison 191 (2-8-0) locomotive with a blanket of white snow, accentuating the curves of the boiler and the Congdon stack.