This 1500 hp rotary snowplow train with its front intake and side blower, can move massive amounts of snow in minutes while moving SLOWER than wedge-shaped plows. We love unique engineering! #ImpossibleRailroads | Science Channel

What a magnificent sight! The Cumbres & Toltec ran a rotary snowplow from Chama to Cumbres Pass yesterday. It was the first time a rotary snowplow has run in the Rockies in 20+ years. The event was in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the year the railroad was built (1880) and the 50th anniversary of the year the railroad was purchased by the states of Colorado and New Mexico (1970) to operate as a living history museum, preserving and interpreting steam railroading. Video from Roger Hogan

Our "Sierra Snow Fighters" are firing up our rotary snowplow in northern California to clear heavy, wet snow from our rail lines. Read about Union Pacific's efforts battling winter at https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/sierra-snow-fighters-it-230203.htm?agfc=InsideTrack&agfm=Facebook&agfs=social in Inside Track! | Union Pacific Railroad

The rotary snowplow train has been put to service near Donner Pass, CA to clear monumental amounts of snow off of the train tracks. | WeatherNation