Sorry to say I haven't seen the reenactment.Great photos, Chris. When I was living in Utah, we went out to see the reenactment of the golden spike being driven to connect the Central and Union Pacific lines outside of Brigham City in 1869. It was hard to believe they were able to cross miles of rugged terrain with raiload track.
Perhaps a rotary snow plow? D&RGW has a few left on their narrow gauge system.Some years ago an AK member posted a video of an American (or Canadian?) steam engine snow spin. That one was breathtaking, I wish we could have that video here. "Steam engine snow spin" is apparently not correct, but I guess you know what I mean...
An engine once used at the Black Forest railway.
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Saw the debut powered demo of the restored 1902 American LaFrance Metropolitan horse drawn steam powered pumper, "Roosevelt" ca 1996 at the Utah antique machinery association meet. I remember it deteriorating, sitting displayed in Liberty Park in SLC when I was a kid.
No online pix of the Roosevelt, little info otherwise. Will post pix of the pumper in action if I can find them.
The scrap yard in Graf' had a contract to scrap twenty eight obsolete steam locos while I was there, thot I had pix but can't find them. I did get a speedometer off one of them as a souvenier, put a Chelsea jewelled 8 day platform clock movement in it, using the original dial, and gave it to a steam fan friend, the guy that restored the hermit's Stanley. Look it up. http://theoldmotor.com/?p=157125Grafenwohr, Germany 1968-69.
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Some years ago an AK member posted a video of an American (or Canadian?) steam engine snow spin. That one was breathtaking, I wish we could have that video here. "Steam engine snow spin" is apparently not correct, but I guess you know what I mean...
An engine like this (once used at the Black Forest railway).
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I was "guest conductor" on a short leg of the Chessie Steam Special when it rolled back in the day. We'd drop all the passengers on the run, back it up, and get up a good head for a fly by - always a treat!
* Still got the C&O conductor's uniform in the closet!