Comments on: At some point during the winter and especially after a major storm the tracks must be cleared and the snow pushed back as far as possible. The crew on the Jordan spreader 402886 started in Schreiber previously and are now working in the siding at Nipigon. Once the snow is pushed back in the siding, they will return to the east end and get back onto the main line. Proceedng westward they will clear off the mainline and continue onwards to Sprucewood, Hurkett and eventually Thunder Bay http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Tue, 05 May 2026 15:21:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8852#comment-64015 Paul O'Shell Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:06:21 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cp402886-5990-at-Nipigon-east.jpg#comment-64015 Great shot! CP 402886 is a Jordan Type J spreader, serial number 1412, built in 1966. It is equipped with a low front blade, short broken (articulated side wings, front cab, raised rear platform, and diesel powered hydraulic controlled cylinders. Great shot!
CP 402886 is a Jordan Type J spreader, serial number 1412, built in 1966. It is equipped with a low front blade, short broken (articulated side wings, front cab, raised rear platform, and diesel powered hydraulic controlled cylinders.

]]> By: RonaldB http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=8852#comment-61841 RonaldB Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:55:50 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cp402886-5990-at-Nipigon-east.jpg#comment-61841 When this type of activity needed to be undertaken in Quebec St. Yard in London, Ont, an extra yard had to be called to operate the "work train", another extra yard had to be called to do nothing more than pull tracks high so that the spreader could clear the track of snow, then they'd shove the cars back in, pull the next track and so on. It was a long slow process to clear 20 odd tracks this way. Now we seldom get enough snow in southern Ontario to require plows or spreaders. When this type of activity needed to be undertaken in Quebec St. Yard in London, Ont, an extra yard had to be called to operate the “work train”, another extra yard had to be called to do nothing more than pull tracks high so that the spreader could clear the track of snow, then they’d shove the cars back in, pull the next track and so on. It was a long slow process to clear 20 odd tracks this way. Now we seldom get enough snow in southern Ontario to require plows or spreaders.

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