Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580
The Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 in Limon, Colorado is a railway snowplow which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
It is termed a "Single-Track Wedge Plow". It was created as a snowplow by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1951, rebuilding from a retired steam locomotive tender. It was transferred to the Union Pacific Railway in 1981 and assigned to serve from Oakley, Kansas.
In 2018 it is located at the Limon Heritage Museum, which is in the former Rock Island Depot, in Limon, Colorado.
References
- ^ "Weekly list". National Park Service. July 27, 2018.
- ^ "UP Wedge Snow Plows". UtahRails.Net. March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Tentative Agenda" (PDF). Colorado, United States: Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. May 18, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
Further reading
- "UP's Ex-Rock island Snow Plow" by James L. Ehernberger, The Streamliner, Volume 8, Number 1, 1992, page 32
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