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A CN plow train powered by GP9rm units CN 7034 and CN 7033 in the vicinity of CN London Yard. 
In other pictures the train was near Rectory Street grade crossing, with more snow on the plow.
Date is correct, location mapped is approximate.
Copyright Notice: This image ©John E Parnell photo, J.Pittman collection all rights reserved.



Caption: A CN plow train powered by GP9rm units CN 7034 and CN 7033 in the vicinity of CN London Yard. In other pictures the train was near Rectory Street grade crossing, with more snow on the plow. Date is correct, location mapped is approximate.

Photographer:
John E Parnell photo, J.Pittman collection [288] (more) (contact)
Date: 1992-01-25 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: CN 55614, CN 7034, CN 7033 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: CN London Yard (search)
City/Town: London (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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2 Comments
  1. It looks to me like the front wedge below the coupler is raised for increased clearance above the rails – it would need to be lowered when snow plowing. Had not noticed this part being movable on a railway snow plow before.

  2. That part of these as well as CP’s homebuilt plows were lowered and raised at switches, crossings, bridges etc. Packed snow between the rails used to increase drag on the train. Prior to 1980, on CP’s Galt Sub,near Campbellville westbound trains were almost always on the north track and eastbounds on the south. Westbounds didn’t go fast enough to blow snow between the rails out so it would accumulate & once snow packed between the rails, stalling was a problem. They would run a plow to clean “the flange’ out .

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