The non-self-propelled snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 was delivered by the company Zaugg in Eggiwil in 2011. With its two 450 kW diesel engines, it can blow away up to 8500 tons of snow per hour, up ... (more)
The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)
The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway is clearing the stub track in Ospizio Bernina. Shoving is "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 02. The sn... (more)
The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)
The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lo... (more)
A late onset of winter brought more then 3 feet (about 1 meter) new snow in the Bernina region the day before. The snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is clearing track 3 of Alp Grüm station with &... (more)
"The beast" or "la Bestia" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 is clearing track 3 of Ospizio Bernina station at 6 in the morning, the centrifuging units are extended to a width of 6 m... (more)
After the plowing in Ospizio Bernina, some crew members free the snow blower from sticked and squeezed remnants. The overhead wire (1000 V DC) was grounded first.
Snowblower X rot mt # 95404 "the Beast" is clearing track 2 of Alp Grüm station in "to broaden" modus (6 meter width) in the early morning, shoved by (not visible) locomotive Gem 4/4 # 801
The snow blower crew from Pontresina is clearing the stub track on Alp Grüm with the powerful "La Bestia" ("the Beast") from about 1 meter of fresh snow fallen in the two previous days. The engin... (more)
The snow blower composition with X rot mt # 95404 and Gem 4/4 # 801 leaves the avalanche gallery and reaches the Alp Grüm station, after the track has been cleared over the Bernina Pass. A few mi... (more)
Snow blowing action in the highest station of the Rhaetian Railway on 2253 meter a.s.l. In a large cloud of whirled up powder, "The beast" (in local italian called "La Bestia") X rot mt # 95404 is... (more)
In the "blue hour" at 6.48 AM the snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is reaching Alp Grüm on 2091 meter a.s.l. Snowblower X rot mt 95404 is shoved by dual power (diesel and electric 1000 V DC) loc... (more)