Jordan Spreader Called to Duty
WGBRWF-04 Sunday, March 5, 2023 Union Pacific moved Jordan Spreader ex-Rio Grande AX-41 to Rawlins, WY for snow removal work. Creeping along at 15 mph ea... (more)
With quite a bit of snow over the past few weeks the heavy was brought in to push the banks back and open things back open. Something interesting is almost 10 years ago CN C44-9WL 2519 was tasked ... (more)
The Spreader works the backtrack at Hillsport pushing the banks into the ditch and bush. The conventional 'broom'/ballast regulators just dont have the reach and power.
In somewhat odd circumstances today....the Iowa Northern helped out the CIC to plow open their Amana Line so the IAIS could get service back between Cedar Rapids and South Amana. With stories of d... (more)
The Iowa Northern's Jordan Spreader works north on the Oelwein Sub towards Oelwein. Past Fairbank the trains haven't been over the line since the last wind storm so they will be opening it up. Tod... (more)