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General Snowshed Questions
Author: Coleman Randall
Date: 10-27-2007 - 21:51

Have these snowsheds on Marias Pass been replaced yet with those constructed with concrete or are they still the wooden type style like what the SP had on Donner Pass many years ago? Are their any wooden type snowsheds left on any rail line in the US? Anywhere?

Is this the only route with snowsheds on it in addition to Donner Pass? Or are there others in the US? Stampede Pass or the Cascade routes maybe as I seem to vaguely recall?

Interestingly, I have noticed that the UP (former D&RGW) Moffat Tunnel route dosen't have any snowsheds on it. Yet this route does recieve a substantial amount of snow yearly? Why? Does the amount of snowfall, lack of tunnels to serve as shelter or topography affect a railroads decision making on whether to construct snow sheds?

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  GN Snowsheds Steven D. Johnson 10-27-2007 - 12:41
  Re: GN Snowsheds Dale Jones 10-27-2007 - 16:20
  General Snowshed Questions Coleman Randall 10-27-2007 - 21:51
  Snowshed Logic Dick Seelye 10-27-2007 - 23:50
  Re: General Snowshed Questions Dale Jones 10-28-2007 - 04:48
  Re: General Snowshed Questions Coleman Randall 10-28-2007 - 05:07
  Re: General Snowshed Questions Dale Jones 10-28-2007 - 06:36
  Re: General Snowshed Questions Dmac844 10-28-2007 - 09:59
  Re: General Snowshed Questions johnwvan 10-28-2007 - 10:53
  Re: General Snowshed Questions - Stampede Pass George Andrews 10-28-2007 - 11:13
  Re: General Snowshed Questions E 10-28-2007 - 10:47
  Ghosts Dick Seelye 10-28-2007 - 11:42
  Ghosts on the Great Northern Dick Seelye 10-28-2007 - 11:55
  Re: Ghosts johnwvan 10-28-2007 - 11:58
  Re: Ghosts Cain Rock Yardmaster 10-29-2007 - 01:45
  Re: BNSF Snowsheds: 9 not 11 Bruce Kelly 10-29-2007 - 07:31
  Re: Ghosts and Dick Seelye's Knowledge Donovan Gray 10-29-2007 - 13:15
  Re: Bruce Kelly's post Steven D. Johnson 10-30-2007 - 15:49


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