ROTARIES-AVALANCHE ON THE MOUNTAIN Map Book History of F-M cab units

History of F-M cab units and the H20-44s

recorded in the 1950's by Don's friend

THE PELICAN

the scene is even more unusual

ROTARIES-AVALANCHE ON THE MOUNTAIN Map Book History of F-M cab unitsIt's called "the Hero" and has been exercising super hero powers for more than a century. It's the railroad's final line of defense against savage Sierra winters. The Rotary snow plow slept dormant in it's comfortable lair in the railyards since 1998 until Mother Nature herself summoned the monster into action in March, 2011. Watch the Rotaries massive power as it clears the "Sierra Cement" just in time to save a rail crew caught in an avalanche! List