WSOR Jordan Spreader plowing snow on the Fox Lake Sub, February 4, 2011

[@bandfromtheband9445]

Just amazing Locomotives! And it was AWESOME to hear them identify themselves to each other during cold, winter wind! But they only have one thing to say!!!

[@stevenphelps7929]

That snowplow is rocking on the rails.

[@rjmyers5713]

Going to fast for the condition of the track.

[@jambocoo]

Wow, just awesome machinery at work, thanks for sharing.

[@ryanfisher6402]

I love the turbo spool as it engages the snow drift

[@geoffreylee5199]

The opening shot is so visually strong.

[@mikehartman5326]

At first I thought there was some rough track, but there was something going on with the plow itself.

[@trainzguy2472]

5:59 watch how the spreader operator lifts the plow before the crossing!

[@noworriesmate8287]

Trainzguy2472 Good 👁

[@Tigerskunk]

At 2:32 you can see the same.

[@sda9995]

Wow I didn't noticed that

[@BurtonSKnowles]

What an awesome angle and an awesome video. Don't get to see that much out here in CA.

[@niobraraterminalrailroad2709]

the plow rocks from the resistance of the snow but also because through plow is a solid suspension no springs under it.

[@rodneyperry6942]

I know, right.....i was getting seasick, lol

[@BenjaminEsposti]

Actually the plow is on a pair of regular bogies, which have springs. It could probably use a better suspension system, the regular bogies (like the type found on freight cars) have springs on them and might not be as good as they could be for this type of application. Adding resonance dampers would probably help. You can see those on some locomotive bogies.

[@a1e20]

The coolest train video I've seen on youtube.

[@jordangrunow]

One of the best plow videos I've seen!

[@dakibsrr1]

DAMN !! wish I had knew this a couple of days ago. I would've loved to see in person. Awesome video, thanks.

[@wisecampmotorcycles8258]

So, 10 year's on, are you still into trains?

[@greathodgy22]

. The Spreader "shakes" because the Sub. is lighter, jointed rail and not kept to the same standard at main line Subs. If you look closely the units are rocking as well. .

[@rearspeaker6364]

+greathodgy22 scary rocking to me...i would stay far enough away in case it derails.......

[@2666loco]

It is beings shoved as a wedge plow. The swing wings are being used here. Good video, thanks. Pentrex Video Donner Pass (Over Donner I think is the name with Richard Steinheimer) gives a lot of coverage to these used with the wings out on Donner Pass. Impressive. It is a beautiful video.

[@davidkreider942]

For so many years I’ve wondered how they clear snow off the rails. Now I know. Great video! Thank you.

[@StormChaserAaronRigsby]

Train engineer "Hey haven't we seen that guy before" after the third time "we have definitely seen that guy before"

[@blakelambe4921]

Awesome. Thanks for this

[@lordbemylight]

"[T]he Midwest was hit with a record-breaking snowstorm/blizzard." It WAS a blizzard for sure, the worst since 1967. Worse than '99 because of factoring in the winds and the size of that behemoth.

[@railpast]

Great video. I thought the spreader was going to fall, some rough track there.

[@bettyboop65340]

lov how the plow rocks back and forth

[@plymouth-hl20ton37]

One more thing best snow removal video I've seen in a long time

[@ThunderTrain2930]

3:39 I really like that FS 2001 tornado siren you got in the back

[@irelandbloke]

Great video

[@kurtkauffman4326]

Those two SD's made a great lash-up.

[@valeriebassett3107]

Wow, that is an amazing video. Those locomotives are beautiful. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@kefka1911]

3:37 those are some wobbly ass tracks

[@kurtkauffman4326]

This is former MILW Trackage it's running on.

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

@ 4:24 , He is rocking side to side really bad . Love a good ChooChoo video!

[@Artem_TT2000]

Да нет это дискотека

[@skottkoonz]

Ah yes, winter here in Wisconsin. Great video!

[@millertime8835]

This is in Illinois

[@Yellowjjacket]

@@millertime8835 Really? The sign said _Zenda,_ and that's in Wisconsin.

[@rail1435]

The "snowplug-driver" knows very well the lines to lift the plug at each road-crossing.

[@RyanBenbow]

It is a plow . Not plog you bone head

[@laney50w]

There's always some moron that has to try to beat a train at a crossing...

[@nellAyaR2034]

laney50w It's called natural selection

[@woofdog4219]

WTF that was crazy

[@dave_n8pu]

When I saw it, I thought the same thing.

[@steveevans7170]

The risks that drivers take at level crossings boggle the mind.😬😩😓🤑

[@JamesJ30t]

What was that guy thinking. Maybe he was going to fast so he kept on going.

[@johnnybikesalot]

Why does the plow rock side to side so much? Even when theres no snow on the blade, it does it. I thought it was bad track but if you look close, the locomotives seem to be very steady, but the plow is going all over the place.

[@artiomodessa5933]

Ну ,я смотрю что штаты это деревня , у нас как то поменьше снега ,да и поезда у нас чаще ездят .

[@Letsfightinglov]

thanks! looks like a cool job!

[@wisphotog]

Awesome shots! I wish I could have gotten some footage as well! Alex

[@derpyallan1435]

0:41 train horn sounds like a really chill part of a song

[@dwkcamman611]

Awesome coverage!!

[@soupdragon12345]

close call at 6:00.

[@merrickjacobs197]

That person was an idiot who just HAD to beat the train. That’s ALWAYS a dangerous gamble that’s not worth taking!

[@VilquinProductions]

6:00, if that car barreled through 2 seconds later, can you imagine the damage caused by car getting hit by that plow? Nice video! Thanx fur sharin'!

[@michaelparr3928]

VilquinProductions Well knowing where that crossing is, that car would have possibly been push into the Legion post or made it into the Fox.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Still good more than a decade later …

[@sludge4125]

In the Chicago area, this storm was referred to as Snowmageddon.

[@welshray1]

The plow isn't supposed to rock back n forth like that lol. Thats not normal is it?...

[@terencechevalier5756]

Thats how bad the track surface is lol. My track for cn up in canada is like that sketchy if you dont work for railroad and know its normal lol

[@steveg2509]

Piss poor roadbed

[@heatherallan2695]

wow it's hard getting snow off rail lines that are so dencely covered in snow

[@willibill1]

It didn't look like those crossing lights were working.

[@deniseseifried3403]

There's a Zenda south of Lake Geneva, WI.

[@kirklawrence4326]

great video!

[@drubradley8821]

Why does the yellow plow car rock side to side ,when the two engines pushing it are really steady? if that the snow beating the day lights out of the plow blade on one side or the others making it rock?.. either way, neat video..

[@dennisryan6370]

KL5A........I'm loving it

[@coryboyd7958]

Why does the plow rock back And forth?

[@woltzwurld6760]

That is just so damn cool

[@Tom-xe9iq]

That car at 5:59 had a Death Wish crossing in front of the plow like that!!?

[@asalvi]

Nice video !

[@hnf1930]

Sweet video, just subbed

[@MatthewHoag77]

The plow/spreader unit is pretty wobbly. Why is that?

[@trainmanauxl1]

People are stupid enough where it comes to trying to beat the trains across... But when They have a PLOW infront of the train the you know their mental.

[@TheOriginalAndysGarage]

I was waiting for the plow to tip over why is it wobbling so much

[@paradiseroad6405]

...if the spreader's a-rockin'...don't come a-knockin'... ;-) ...

[@rearspeaker6364]

+Paradise Road ......she's rockin so hard,she might come off the rails!!!!!!!

[@nysbrad]

I hoped they peek them joints . looks like they need some tamping. nice vidio

[@llokuta]

OMG LOVE that horn. Anyone know the airchime configuration? Is it K5H?

[@johncotter1600]

Yep. Metra runs almost all K5Hs.

[@henery09]

Nice video but car almost got hit by train .where was this nice engins thanks

[@jneusbaum3697]

Listen up children...grow a pair and go run the rails....not as easy as i looks...but quite possibly the coolest career ever.... TRUE!

[@jch7807]

BEAST!

[@CityThatCannotBeCaptured]

Why does it rock back and forth?

[@robertgift]

Well done video! (o)T(o) late activating at 5:50?

[@danielpullum1907]

Why does the plow rock so much?

Why that plow was swinging? Is it because of wind or because of snow mass on its way was not simetric?

[@wilber53]

Best way to plow.Any reason why the wings were not open?We use to have problems with ours, because of the amount of air being drawn out from the main resevoir with the wings and flanger working the same time.

[@MeigsCountyRR]

Too close to the tracks. Other than that, great!

[@CarlAllenPL]

It looks very strange to me. This machine tilts on the left and right and so on. Firstly I thought that the track must be terribly bad, but no; the locomotives go evenly. WTH is wrong with this plough?

[@trainzguy2472]

I believe the rocking is caused by the uneven resistance on the plow from the snow. It also could be because of the uneven resistance on the plow from the snow. Additionally, there looks like there is high wind, which will also cause it to rock. The combination of these factors make it appear highly unstable and broken.

[@CarlAllenPL]

Trainzguy 2472 No, i do not think it is due to wind. Did you notice that even the finest ends of branches barely move in the wind? ;) There is windy but this is not a storm that would be able to rock so heavy vehicle that bears additional forces of pushing and lifting up loads of snow (thus being extra pressed against the track). It isn't also impossible that one of this car's boggies under certain load and speed starts to sway (to bump alternately the left and the right rail) so that all car dances like a drunkard xD

[@Danny-oi8yl]

I think that the entire plow car is top heavy and that's why it sways back and forth.

[@KandiKlover]

It's doing that intentionally.

[@johnmoore8016]

The plow is doing some rocking and rolling on the track is that normal?

[@HorribleWeather]

It look pretty cold out there.

[@kcb559]

Tad bit nipply

[@voxmarsh6458]

Do the snow plows ever derail.

[@axlealex3352]

I'm sure a plow train has derailed, but a WSOR train derailed on this line a few months ago in Spring Grove Illinois.

[@bebo5558]

That snow plow looks like Charlie Chaplin walking, wobbling back and forth!

[@marilyndesrosiers7988]

must be blind not to see that train comin' at you

[@albertcyphers1532]

And the company is wondering why the engineers are always calling in seasick

[@mmp3pets]

just curios, why does the plowcar shake so much?

[@MrWc867]

Those last two crossings did not come on?

[@lvdovicvs]

Who's this Jordan Spreader guy and why does he get to drive a train? Kidding - but since I'm an honest guy, that really was my first thought.

[@specialed6357]

I thought it was a spreader that spreads jordans.

[@Jackcook27]

Do they still own the plow?

[@birdhunter2754]

Plowing old. Side tracks. Nice

[@johnmccall8788]

I noticed it sounded like the engines were constantly revving up and down. Why not stay at steady rpm's?

[@gregorybentley5707]

John McCall The snow is possibly interfering with the speed depending on how heavy and wet it is. More likely though, as this is an incredibly light train by railroad standards its going to be hard to maintain track speed at any one throttle setting. On a train this light even the lightest power setting is eventually most likely going to get it up to track speed. On the other hand it's also just easier to control speed via the throttle than it is to put breaks on and off. Don't worry, they are designed for this.

[@ricardopinto243]

John McCall sit

[@MatthewHoag77]

@MONTGOMERYSaApBt Thanks. I figured it was that or the wind.

[@mr.snowplow3855]

Awesome!!!

[@rushmore120]

You know the guy driving the car at 5:55 shit his pants.....LOL

[@terencechevalier5756]

Lol thought my track i work on up in canada was bad for crappy surface causing rock n roll 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@Bob.W.]

Rock and roll.

[@johnzeller1338]

Great action 👍. But of cause there's always some a hole that runs their car right in front of the train.

[@bluesharp59]

Thumbs Up Liked.

[@KandiKlover]

The siren on pole at 3:38. 2 forms of autism coming together in one video.

[@toytrain2355]

Looks like he's about a day late.

[@butchlake5764]

TRACKS STILL AINT FIXED!!

[@bettyboop65340]

doesn't Amtrak run this line

[@rearspeaker6364]

+bettyboop65340 if they are don't drink your coffee until you get off the train.......

[@michaelparr3928]

From Fox Lake south into the city via Rondout IL. This was north of the yard limit @ Fox Lake operated by WSOR.

[@axlealex3352]

The Chicago Metra terminates at fox lake, about half a mile behind the last camera shot

[@catenaire]

Amtrak ran a train on it from Janesville, Wisconsin, to downtown Chicago, Illinois, in the early 2000's, I took it twice into Chicago. I should locate the video of that!

[@scottmitchell1974]

Jealous of your neck of the woods. I miss snow.

[@АНДРОИДФАРВАТЕР]

НА МКАД В МОСКВУ ЕГО ЗАПУСТИТЬ 2021г.🇷🇺👍🏻

[@RoughAndWretchedRAW]

yup! a plow and two engines. What? A 60 second hold up at most? But, some folks can't be held up 60 seconds when their life depends on it. We are all supposed to weep when one of these folks becomes a victim by their own hand and choice? Maybe I'm cold but I can't get there.

[@Craig2760]

A couple of comments have already been made about the moron at 5:57 crossing I front of the train. Don’t look at that as a good example of “hey, I can make it”. Getting hit by a locomotive would have been bad enough. Getting hit by a plow, well that would land you in some sort of special idiot category.

[@kylermmmm]

Yes

[@АртемКириенко-у7у]

6:00 steel balls

[@mikewright7964]

Train horn translated: GO BACK HUMAN, this white powdered stuff has caused many accidents to my people. GO BACK.

[@tomokokishi3066]

5:58 wtf