It “chews” its way into the snow and ice, braking it up and blowing it out the chutes at the top of the rotary opening, ejecting it far from the tracks. In a Leslie style plow, the large cutting disk at the front of the unit is rapidly spun by a large motor in the carbody. They were even copied by other companies and continue in use today. While other designs were also built, those created by Leslie and ALCo were by far the most numerous and successful. First manufactured by the Leslie Brothers Machine Company, just after the turn of the century the rights for their design were sold to the American Locomotive Company. SP MW208, built as a steam powered plow in 1927, is a design based on the most common and successful style of rotary plow, the so-called Leslie Patent plows, developed by Canadian Orange Jull in 1883. History of Southern Pacific Rotary Snowplow MW208īuilder: American Locomotive Co. Member discounts limited to Sustaining and Life Members only.Due to the nature of historic equipment, the WPRM will not responsible for mechanical failures or delays on the day of the event.If you are photographing / filming the runs, be prepared to hike out into snow.Parking area will be plowed, but it is a dirt / gravel lot.The caboose and locomotive do have heaters.However, if weather does not cooperate and this event is cancelled before the day of the Rotary Run, all monies will be refunded. As weather is unpredictable, we cannot guarantee snow levels.
All proceeds benefit the Western Pacific Railroad Museum and our preservation programs. The rest of the track currently has about 1 ft of snow on it, but some will likely melt off.
We expect about 2-3 feet of snow on the south side of our balloon track, enough to put on quite a show. General Admission opening – 12 noon - Price reduced to $30 If you are NOT one of these members and use the code, your ticket will be rejected.įIRST RUN – gates open 10 AM, first run at 11 AM. NOTE: This ONLY applies to eligible Life, Family Life and Sustaining members of the FRRS.
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Enter promo code FRRS2019SL to receive your discount. Rotary cab rides after the first run will be available for $20 (limit 6 persons per run).īetween runs, visitors will get the chance to tour rotary MW208 with our docents and learn about its history and operation.įRRS Life and Sustaining Members receive a 15% discount on EventBright tickets. Tickets are $50 per person.Īfter the first run, all ticket holders will get the chance to ride the caboose and locomotive cab on a first come, first served basis (locomotive cab limit 4 persons per run). 50 tickets will be available to ride and experience these runs starting at 12 noon. Gates open at 10 AM.įollowing the first run, several more runs will be made with the rotary set. Remaining tickets for the locomotive, caboose, photo line and general admission will be sold at the door on a first-come/first-served basis on Friday.įIRST RUN ticket holders get to tour the rotary.įIRST RUN departs at 11 AM.
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