71 DID SOME YARD SWITCHINGGGGG !!!! And we got to see some “hump” action too. Bye bye little cool tanker. 🤣 That was fkn awesome !!!

Always appreciate MOW doing their job!

Ya did great!!! I’m sure if it wasn’t for the snowy slushy build up on the switch you would’ve had a 100% clean run with no derailments,, with that I’m giving you a 99.5% 👍🏻😂😂😂 THANKS! Ron

I'd recommend keeping a basic tool kit and first aid kit including a tourniquet in the engine. A couple of multi-bit screwdrivers, a couple pliers, a small ratchet set including the proper sized hex bit to tighten up tracks, a hammer and hatchet. Possibly 2-3 ratchet straps, 7-10 foot in length. A $20-30 first aid kit would also be wise. Most everything you might rarely use. These basic tools on-hand mean that smaller jobs can be done in the field saving the time of going back for tools. The ratchet straps and hatchet may be enough to get a small fallen tree off the tracks. And you never know how 2-3 ratchet straps will come in useful. The first aid kit and tourniquet is something I hope you'd never need to use. But an injury on the other side of the property may take awhile to get back to the house, especially with a leg, knee, hip, foot and/or back injury. The tourniquet in case of a major cut. $50 in medical supplies could be a life saver. My medical kit for my 5th wheel probably has over $250 in supplies. I hope to never need to use it, but camping often means dozens of miles or more from a hospital. My truck, my wife's SUV and our little 12 foot john boat all carry at least a basic store bought first aid kit.

All that track work has paid off, only one de-rail 👍😎

Pour Aaron. Send snow and rain we’re so DRY here! Suns out. We’re under high pressure system. Silicone spray for your side wings!

Am i wrong or you started wrong end ? Can´t belive 71 spend the night outside. Even tank car peeling paint, looks like modern tagged one, could have fun and played in snow, drifting in snow bank.... Scarface (the plow) was jealous of Mini plow, but got a chance to extend her wings after long summer sleep. Hope you enjoyed hot coffee cream in Creamy Caramel station that looks cozy by the way. Cheer

Hey Only one derailment? Lol not bad 😂 something very satisfying about watching you plowing snow off the rails

Mill brook railroad keep roading and roaming- greetings from Austria

I am impressed! No derailments

Great video. I love your snow videos. Seemed like things went rather smoothly. Just noticed you got the siding on your house! Nice.

Great video. Something about the nitty-gritty of day to day railroad operations.

Every episode I see the tankcar moving, even for a short time, is a better one. Nice to see it in action, hoping for more!

Something that might help, they sell a wax (or silicone, not sure) spray for snowblowers that is supposed to minimize snow buildup and sticking, spray your plows and it might help reduce the resistance. Not much you can do with wet heavy snow, though. Glad to see you have an official switch broom!

Awesome video. I was thinking to my self cool no derailment, than it derailed. Lol. Still an awesome video.

Loved the camera angle you had at the end there with the camera mounted on the front of the snowplow wedge.

That engine was working very hard if you listen you can hear it say I think I can I think I can while plowing that heavy wet snow 😅😅

When you started ploughing from the engine house end, a pot of coffee could have been placed on a slow simmer so there was a warm drink when you got back there. Same thing to be considered when waiting for your steam loco to reach pressure. Drink coffee and the pressure rises quicker , (or seems to). Another idea from the (full sized railways) U.K., ( many years ago), was that if you stood a steam loco over your point-work, it melted the snow/ice. Also there was a valve fitted to the smoke box area where a steam lance could be fitted to blow out snow from point blades etc. Regards, Paul in Cornwall U.K.

A remember when A lived in Pennsylvania A was between 19 n 21 the one winter we had snow on the ground it was a couple of feet we had a major warm front come up from the south n it was melting the snow and on top of that we had a rain storm come in n it was on n off rain n it added the rain water on top of the melting snow n there was wide spread flooding in Pennsylvania A went trucking with ma step dad n in Wilkesboro and Scranton Pennsylvania we traveled on a road that went around a mountain part of it got washed away we went over a bridge n there's supposed ta be a road that went under that bridge it was covered in big boulders and rocks from the landslide when you looked up you can see about close ta between 25 ta 100 feet of railroad tracks just hanging in mid air n on our right side was a little stream or creek that was way over it's banks by the time we got there the water subsided n you can see where the water has crested n a couple of yards from there was the Susquehanna river n if you looked very very very carefully it was rising very slowly n you can see all the ice and snow floating down the river that was in the 90s when that happened

god...imagine doing this with the Mogul when its back to working order!

Your house looks good sided.

wet snow is bad, heavy and sticks to it self! so often the snow sublimes due to surface area, on top of that the due point can form fog! cold air with having saturated moist air. great job clearing the snow. hope it does not freeze , but you get a good thaw. have a great day Aaron.

❤❤ great Job

A lot of railroaders were injured and killed in years gone by as they bucked snow. Really neat footage of the Cumbres and Toltec Mikados and rotary. The rotary and locos communicate using their whistles.

...like the perspective of camera on top of snowplow

Looks like the motor is getting a good workout 😂

Like seeing the snow we do not get any here or had any on the rangers for a good 8 years. Safe travels. Ken.

I know you were cold but you looked like you were having fun. I know I had fun watching.

you are so awesome!! I am so happy watching this channel, it inspires me to make my ownm. have a great day!!

Won’t hear any comment from me. After all my fingers are warm. You can tell all the work you did on working on the track and replacing ties and blast. Really shows. Guess you didn’t notice you haven’t experienced any derailments! The worst snow is the heavy wet stuff. Now the residual will freeze and just be a mess. The hen there just comes the time when you have to do snow removal by hand. Stay warm. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

The water from the snow and the rain I imagine are creating the water vapor (misty fog) Glad I can vicariously experience snow through you crazy people who continue to live with it.

I always enjoy your videos, especially plowing snow. After all, how many backyard railways or clubs bother to plow snow? No snow here yet, northern Alberta. Still working on my 2.5" scale four wheel caboose. I've gone a bit too far with interior details..., in for a penny in for a pound I guess! Maybe I should send you some pictures.., if you want. Hope you have good day.

No derailments! Looks like the railroad performed some track maintenance over the summer.

great video

Awesome video 😊

Awesome, simply awesome! Thanks for sharing

This was a great video as always but no derails lol

Fun times....I like how simple it is swap couplers and pilot plow...

Wonderful! In my country large parts of the railroad are not operational when we have that much snow. 👍

That plow wing man. It scares me

I guess you're lucky using knuckled couplers instead of ringing pin, you'd be missing a finger or two

Just noticed the siding! Looking good.

You need some dry snow so you can let that plow eat!

For wet snow you really need an honest rotary snow blower. Like the full scale Railroads use, I mean. Love your videos.

Che invidia la neve...qui a Roma non si vede un fiocco manco per sbaglio 😢😢😢😢

Keeping the track and equipment clear is about as much fun as keeping large USAF aircraft free of snow. Especially aircraft on alert duty that have to be able to fly at a moments notice.

I spoke to soon about derailment!

With your switching

I'm surprised you don't have a rotary snowplow

Wet snow fun looks like you got work to do on the plow wings, to bad you couldn't motorize the wings with remote control

Maybe you try a plowing session with teo locomotives together

What's going on, only 1 derailment!!!???

how do those couplers work. are they electronic or magnetic?

How come you don't modify a snowblower Into a Rotary small plow

you gonna build a redial snow blower?

What is the battery life under heavy loading like that? (Obviously, "long enough," but just curious as to whether a battery change had to be edited out.... 🙂) I can't believe the chickens were out in the snow! I thought they'd be hiding in their coop! I noticed in a few places, the one plow was tossing the snow right back onto the other track that had already been plowed. Will you have to be playing ping-pong with that all winter?

Next year snow plowing with steamtrain?

why don't you just automatically double head when plowing with either plow. Wouldn't that eliminate the backing up and slamming into the snow? I know you can only sit on one at a time, but wouldn't the light engine on the rear still offer enough push to help get you through that heavy snow? Just curious. And that was a good kick on the tank car into the siding! :)

Ok you are taking after HYCE

Do you have a Rotary plow

Should have worn gloves. 🤣🤣

should have worn gloves 😁