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Posted by Maya @ 23:08 on February 12, 2019  

Most of the time a locomotive can get away with blasting thru a drift or pileup that a road plow left at a RR crossing just due to the weight and momentum of the train, BUT… it is not unheard of that a loco can derail if the crossing grooves are packed solid with ice.  It can lift the wheel flanges above the rails and derail a locomotive.  This happens sometime with a wedge plow also if they are clearing a line of deep snow.  Sometimes the plow will lift and derail also.

Biggest rail hazard in winter is the points of a switch.  Even a little snow between the switch points will keep it from fitting tightly to steer the wheel flanges into the turnout (switch).  Rail crews keep brooms and shovels onboard locos if they might have to clean out a switch and throw it in winter snow.  Many mainline remote switches actually have propane burners installed inside the rails to heat the switch points and clear snow out of the switch points if they must remotely throw reliably in winter conditins.

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And the final disclaimer:  “I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice”

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