Comments on: OSR’s plow extra train removes snow from the tracks of the Port Burwell subdivision on a mild January morning. At 97 years old, OSR plow 401005 spearheads the operation with help from OSR F units 1401 and 6508. The engines are nearly invisible thanks to the amount of snow kicked up by this unique train. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 15:18:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: RonaldB http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-63865 RonaldB Sun, 09 Mar 2025 04:30:57 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-63865 I worked a lot of snowplows on the Woodstock branches in the 1970s & 1980s when I worked for CP. One of the worst places for drifts was right near where the OSR shops are now, at Salford, just a little bit south of the shop location. One time I was on a plow with two units & we hit the Salford drifts at 50mph & only went about 500 feet & ground to a halt. We backed up about a mile & a half & went at it again before getting through. Another time, we couldn't get through. After derailing the plow a few times they had to call in a huge front end loader to clean a hole through the drift before we could "fine tune" it. I should note, that trip we continued all the way to Port Burwell. I worked a lot of snowplows on the Woodstock branches in the 1970s & 1980s when I worked for CP. One of the worst places for drifts was right near where the OSR shops are now, at Salford, just a little bit south of the shop location.
One time I was on a plow with two units & we hit the Salford drifts at 50mph & only went about 500 feet & ground to a halt. We backed up about a mile & a half & went at it again before getting through. Another time, we couldn’t get through. After derailing the plow a few times they had to call in a huge front end loader to clean a hole through the drift before we could “fine tune” it. I should note, that trip we continued all the way to Port Burwell.

]]> By: Extra 5610 West http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60746 Extra 5610 West Sat, 13 Apr 2024 03:32:48 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60746 Super photo Isaac, :-). Super photo Isaac, :-) .

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60088 Stephen C. Host Sat, 03 Feb 2024 22:01:48 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60088 It does? It says ontario southland on the side tho. Osr bought it from CP around 2020 as it was listed for sale while osr had it in their shop. CP used to come inspect it at the osr shop as it was CP owned... once it was posted it was..oh shit... we better buy it. It was given a new logo shortly thereafter. It does? It says ontario southland on the side tho.

Osr bought it from CP around 2020 as it was listed for sale while osr had it in their shop. CP used to come inspect it at the osr shop as it was CP owned… once it was posted it was..oh shit… we better buy it.

It was given a new logo shortly thereafter.

]]> By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60085 terry.oshell Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:13:12 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60085 Nice view. Nice view.

]]> By: Isaac Bryson http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60082 Isaac Bryson Sat, 03 Feb 2024 05:23:09 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60082 Authors note: I was looking through my footage and realized the plow still technically holds the CP reporting marks. CP 401005. Oopsies. Authors note: I was looking through my footage and realized the plow still technically holds the CP reporting marks. CP 401005. Oopsies.

]]> By: applegathc http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60080 applegathc Sat, 03 Feb 2024 04:10:33 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60080 *POMPF* as I got pelted with snow *POMPF* as I got pelted with snow

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=53802#comment-60076 Stephen C. Host Sat, 03 Feb 2024 01:31:07 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9545-1.jpg#comment-60076 Thanks to Joe Bishop for giving everyone who shot it on rp.ca the heads up. Really appreciated. Thanks to Joe Bishop for giving everyone who shot it on rp.ca the heads up. Really appreciated.

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