2006.04.29 - Henry Ford Museum - 137

Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. 1923 Canadian Pacific Snowplow. This unit plowed snow in rural New England and Canada from 1923 to 1990. In remote areas of northern US and Canada, snow removal is necessary to prevent the derailing of trains.

This plow is one of thirty-six built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in Montreal between 1920 and 1929. It's a 20-ton wedge-type plow made for use on a single track (throws show on both sides). Built without a self-contained power source, this plow was pushed by one or two locomotives. The moveable "wings" which propel snow away from the track, extend the plow's ten-foot overall width to 1t feet when open. Moveable blades at the front, designed to clear the area between rails, can be raised at crossings to avoid damage to equipment. The snowplow's cab contains compressed air tanks that operate the pneumatic system controlling the wings and blads, as well as providing air for a whistle used by the plow operator to signal the locomotive engineer. This plow is a gift of CP Rail System.

Taken on: April 29, 2006

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