Inside Tour of Union Pacific 3000HP Rotary Snow Plow Heaviest Ever Produced
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This is a complete walk around and inside tour of the awesome 1966 Union Pacific Rotary Snowplow. The #900081 is truly an awesome beast. It's the heaviest of it's kind and it's powered by a massive GM/EMD 16 Cylinder Turbo Diesel that cranks out 3000 horsepower. All the power from it's massive engine goes to power the 12 foot diameter rotary blades. Those blades can spin at a maximum of 150 RPM and they generate a tremendous amount of force. This huge machine was pushed through the snow by as many as 4 locomotives. I'd like to give special thanks to the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri, for allowing me the opportunity to film this amazing marvel of engineering. I hope you find it interesting...Thanks for watching!
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Filmed at the Museum of Transportation on Barrett Station Rd in St. Louis, MO
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I'm glad you liked the tour. Thanks for watching, we appreciate it!
Unbelievable! Not even self propelled with all those massive 3000 horses dedicated to that plow turbine! Thanks for the great, DETAILED videos, Jeff. Cars and trains....soooo up my alley.
I RAN THIS SAME MACHINE IN N.Y. 3000, COUTER BALANCED FLY WHEEL HORSE POWER, WE CALLED IT THE BEAST FROM THE EAST ! NOW RETIRED AT 84 IM ON THE LAST LEG OF THE JOURNEY ON THE GAME OF LIFE !
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@@Drewsky840 Really? He's 84 years old and posted this 5 years ago.
Love seeing all the metal EVERYTHING!! So sick of plastic. Pretty cool. Thanks for the vid. 🙏
Thanks for the video. I love seeing old relics like this and it warms the heart to see that there are some people out there who care enough to invest the time and money to restore something as awesome as this. Without your video I would have never seen this train. Thanks again and God Bless
I just want to take a minute to thank the staff at The Museum of Transportation on behalf of (I'm sure most all) the viewers like myself that are amazed by these machines, for letting this man inside to give us all a look. I'm sure you probably don't let many in, and if it were not for your decision to do so here, we'd probably never get the chance to admire this machine as much as it deserves.
To the poster of the video, thank you as well for pursuing this chance and capturing a great video!
@RevDogg I'm sincerely glad that you enjoyed looking at his amazing machine. I anticipate having many more videos like this when the weather gets a bit better. Thanks for watching!
I been there lots of time over the summer . took my son there and a great place for kids to learn stuff
I didn't know something like that existed. I like it.
@centralnyguy37 It's not going to outrun a Chevelle SS or anything, but it sure could tear one to pieces..lol Thanks for watching!
Thank you for posting. The rotary plows have always held my fasination. BTW: I don't know if another responce already posted this, but the "DO NOT HUMP" means that do not send this over the hill in a hump yard. A hump yard is where a string of cars are run over a hill, and gravity is used to switch them to the proper tracks. Take a look at Selkirk, NY. Search "Selkirk Hump Yard".
@805ROADKING Thanks for watching, my friend. It was pretty cool to take a look inside it.
Thanks for checking it out!
Thank you for a great tour, inside and out. I wish that there were more YT video's of the inside of equipment like you have here instead of just the outside. Makes it a lot more interesting and educational as well.
From what I've seen of the Steam Powered plows, the Cabs were more like a Steam Locomotive's Engineer station but with fewer controls. Few Plows have ever been self propelled (Relying on being pushed), so instead of having things like Reversers or a complete Air Brake control suite they have just the controls needed to control the speed of the blade. Also, instead of an EMD Diesel Engine, they get a boiler, usually with the firebox at the rear. Firemen on those plows usually got real cold lol
Part 3 of this huge beast , great machine , THanks for asking the guy to let you in.
Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching! I'll try to get some more train videos up soon.
The engine is a GM-EMD 16-645
Glad you liked the tour. Thanks for watching!
wouldn't want to stand in front of that!! very cool.
@dbzgt545 It is a pretty wild piece of machinery. Glad you found it interesing...thanks for watching!
@lolilikesnakes I'm not sure about that one...but I think it was donated in 1994. Thanks for watching!
That thing looks terrifying. I love it, thank you so much for posting this.
Nice piece of sturdy technology! Thanks for posting!
man that is just awsome! does it still run? would be a shame if it didnt, would be a sight for sure to see the beast alive and running
I'm sure you already have but thank that curator from CZcams viewers and thank you!
@dutchurbanminer Glad you enjoyed the tour, Pablo. Thanks for watching!
If you search here on YT, you can find some vids of them in action. Try a channel called SkipW. They do still use them occasionally.
wicked cool thanks dude i never seen the inside of one !
@Streetcar1743 I really felt privileged to get a look inside. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video one of the best so far , keep up the great work !!!
Excellent video! I really enjoyed it !
Awesome. Thanks for showing this. I wish we could hear that engine fire up!
Thanks for giving us a better look at it, pretty interesting stuff!!☺
One fine piece of machinery! Nice vid. Thanks.
@kellingc Thank you for all the added info...we appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
Seen this at the museum many times but never the inside. Thanks for sharing
Sweet- That place is on my list of places to visit whenever I make it back to the mid-west. Thanks for the interior shots!
@lionel153 Glad you found it interesting. Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support!
@OllieOnCamera I appreciate the support...thanks!
I have often wished I had one of those up here with some of the storms we get!
Thanks for the tour
well!, ya learn something new by bumpin' around, always wondered what those little round deals were for ,thats neat to learn that type of stuff.
next, being stuck in that cab had to have been REALLY REALLY LOUD!,setting three or four feet in front of a v-16 all cranked up, and a 9 foot blade in front' specially when she'd heave a couple of rocks thru the 'chute, man alive whatta ride!
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man, you know it!, every time I get into a project, I'll get to digging, and catch peices of what the old guys dealt with on a daily basis.
ya want to contemplate some tough ol' bastards, think about the guys who got the job done back in the 19th century, middle of Maine, upstate New York, Minnesota, Montana, some of the loggers, THOSE guys were some grisely ol' bastards
@Goregoon This would definitely do the job...Thanks for taking a look at it!
@azzarbprime1 It won't be long before the snow hits us here too. Thanks for checking it out, Mike!
good to see the restoration...may have to make a trip here....thanks for the great videos!
Nice work fella. Good old American steel.
@TheFred1952 I certainly appreciate the support..thanks again!
@ONWSCCO I'd really like to see the Spruce Goose in person one day. Howard Hughes was an interesting man, to say the least. Thanks for watching!
Southern Pacific had 4 of this type, lower HP, but the same idea. At least one of them is old enough to be steam powered... Union Pacific hauled them all out last winter to try to keep ahead of the snow around Donner pass. There was 50ft. of snow up there in places.
thanks that was cool
Man your a lucky dog,I wish I could work on this thing,I love to do mechanics and bodywork.I just love big equipment.the bigger the better.and WOW 16 cylinders,so cooooool.
@shartne Thanks for taking a look!
Nice video ! Congrats !
@kgtrains I can't believe they haven't yet. That would be very cool. Thanks for watching!
Glad you found it interesting....thanks for watching!
interesting to see thanks.
@Firemind94 I was surprised to hear that too. I guess it takes a ton of power to throw snow. Thanks for watching!
@GerryK61 I'd sure like to see it fired up too, but I don't think that will be happening any time soon. There are a couple of vids on YT of similar ones in use.
That was very cool, Thank You.
Glad you found it interesting. Thanks for watching!
I know you posted this close to 10 years ago. But it's an awesome video. You did a really good job of detailing how it works.
Thanks for watching, we appreciate it!
Glad you found it interesting...thanks for watching!
huh nice monster dude !!!
I had always wanted to see how a machine like this one looks inside. Finally I got it. I suppose the SP steam units look similar.
Great vid, thanks. Did you notice the manual brake wheel is in the back, inside, I sure it would be useless outside.
Cool stuff. Reminds me of a meat grinder lol. Could u imagine if this thing hits a car while in operation....wow
@wheelman20012002 Hey Wheelman, thanks for checking it out. It really is a great place for kids. I used to take my son over there too.
@paperweightgirl They didn't make very many like this. Thanks for taking a look!
Holy Moly... That is one heavy piece of machinery.. Damn thing is a beast. Lol.
Nice, they painted the blades.
sweet video! I wish Lionel would make a scale version!
@1gamoguy I don't believe it's still operational, but I sure would like to see running. Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
By the way, nice job the museum are done in it !
@talfacprez LOL....thanks for having a look at it!
@samspace81 There are a couple of good videos of similar plows in action here on YT. Thanks for checking it out Sam.
@ClubRockstar91 I definitely wouldn't want to walk in front of one. Thanks for watching!
@HD41117 Believe me, I'd like to see that as well. Thanks for watching!
Great video they have one fuel Oil powered on static display in Ogden Utah . I always wanted to see inside.
None of these around Dallas, Texas. Very cool one Jeff!! Now if I can find an old video of one in action...
@tmaxx1980 Thanks for watching!
There is an operating one in the UP roundhouse in Cheyenne, WY.
Thanks for watching!
this thing looks absolutely terrifying to be around cool vid though
Neat to see inside of it as well! I don't know where you're from, but the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay WI might interest you! (If you haven't already been there!) They are getting their A4 back this summer from a loan to a display in the UK and it is a piece of art!
Nice video, I was wondering what the little round pads on the windows are,sensors of some type?
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Wow, that's pretty neat. How fast does that thing go in the 1/4 mile ?...lol
@leugbol Glad you found it interesting...thanks for watching!
@73Shakes I heard a rumor that it may have ate a Chevy truck once...lol Thanks for checking it out!
@IHcubcadet Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
I never have seen inside. keep it up! thanks for the sharing.
Is that smaller plow in the center the ice pick that you see controls for?
@pearsonba350 I'm sure you'd really like that place. There's always plenty to see. Thanks for watching!
@koioo2 It would make a great transformer..lol Thanks for watching!
how did you get a tour of it? I've been there many times.
I wonder what the designers thought they were doing when they designed an open grate type floor in part of the cab, surely a solid floor and good heating in the way to go on a plough that could get stuck sometimes? How are they, the driver/s going to keep dry and warm when theres no floor.
@dickylobster Glad you found it interesting...thanks for watching!
@dattomcat89 No, I'm afraid I couldn't see it either.
What about rides on this historic vehicle? Will there be an opportunity and if so when and where and how much?