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|    Joseph D. Korman to conklin    |
|    Re: Snow and Amtrak    |
|    30 Jan 15 13:18:24    |
   
   From: joekor@earthlink.net   
      
   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:   
      
   http://www.thejoekorner.com/photos/nyctind/P016506.jpg   
      
   This one is at the Rockaway Park yard in Queens.   
      
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