Here is our plow stored in it's present location.

This is a double track snow plow and as such was only used in double track territory.  A single track snow plow will throw snow in both directions at the same time.  When there are two tracks all this would do is put the snow from one track onto the other.  So the Canadian Pacific railway built these specialized plows to plow all the snow to one side only.  Once the plow reached the end of the double track it was turned and plowed the other track.

 

The Rear view of the plow.

 

Our plow when it had first arrived in Calgary, from Winnipeg, with two other plows also destined for preservation with other museums.  Our plow is the first of the three.  The second one is going to Revelstoke, B.C., and the third to Wetaskawin, Alberta.

 

Another shot of the plow in the Canadian Pacific Railway yard awaiting delivery to it's present location.

 

This is a look at the inside of the plow, looking towards the front.  The large piston on the floor is used to raise and lower the plow for crossings and other things that may be between the rails.  the two large tanks, one on each side, are used as air reservoirs for this piston and all the other equipment on the plow.  The only thing that used electricity on this plow is the headlight.

 

 The smaller tank on the bench is to hold air for the air brakes on the plow.  All the parts on the benches are spare parts for the plow so the crews could fix a problem and not have to wait for help.  Up the stairs is the plow's lookout.  Our plow is missing it's chairs.  There should be one on the left and one on the right.  The plow would have a crew of two working in it.  A section foreman and his helper.  The train crew would ride in the engines behind the plow.

 

Here we are looking towards the back of the plow.  The plow has two hand brake wheels, one inside and one outside.  On the bench on the left you can see a re-railer ( the curved piece of metal ).  Snow plows de-railed allot and this piece of equipment came in very handy when stuck in the middle of nowhere.

 

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