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   "Joseph D. Korman"  wrote in message   
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   > On 1/26/2015 3:55 PM, conklin wrote:   
   >> Amtrak has posted that it keeps diesels in the NE in case the electrity   
   >> were   
   >> to go off during this winter's storm.   
   >>   
   >> That got me wondering: did RRs in the past prepare better for snow than   
   >> today?  I remember the large rotary plows.  Are they still in use?   
   >> Besides   
   >> solar plows, does Amtrak have any way of clearing snow?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   > The NYC Transit Authority and the LIRR have a few of these:   
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   > http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/nyctind/P016506.jpg   
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   > This one is at the Rockaway Park yard in Queens.   
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   Thanks for the picture.  How often do they use the snow blower?   
      
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