Rotary Snow Train - Plowing Donner Pass California - Drone and Ground video with audio - 4k
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- čas přidán 1. 04. 2023
- Union Pacific's rotary #train #plowing through #snow in #california. #video from Troy to Soda Springs, CA after repetead #winter #storms have caused the highest snowpack levels since record keeping began. The rotary train is only used when snowpack levels reach incredible heights or only a couple of times each decade.
Thanks to @JonathanPetramala for the amazing ground video and audio synced up to the drone. If you want to see him get blasted by the train, please check out his channel.
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Thanks for sharing! Just drove Donner Pass last weekend on a sunny day and it's amazing how much snow there is. It's the same here in Idaho and it's still piling up.
Done. If not mistaken that plow in opening is one that was mothballed for some 20yrs in Sacramento?
Some beautiful scenes. For those asking why we don't all flee Commifornia--there's a tiny snapshot of why, it's the natural landscape.
betting they had the rotary out this past week up on Donner from the sounds of the weather reports.
Ohhhhhhhhh......diesel snowblower train. Raw power. Good looking choo choo. Fun footage!
"Choo choo." Ugh! My husband is a UPRR engineer. His brother likes to ask if he's out "working on his choo choo" when he calls. *Teeth grating* Please, make it stop!!!
@@hollybromley47 haha... Well I ain't no train engineer (obviously) and no disrespect intended. I meant it affectionately. I love trains. Baggage with the brother is not my affair.
Great footage! One of those oddly satisfying things to watch in action!
Glad you enjoyed it
I hope the railroad appreciates your video, I know the train crew does. Spectacular footage!
Wow that really gets with it very cool video.
@@danhuttinger5040 where were they when the this cunumdrum was going down. Those folks could have used a little help 😂
Too soon?
🤫🤦♂️
Great footage.
I think it's cool that UP leaves the SPMW reporting marks on the rotary. It's like a small part of the SP lives on.
Yes! My late father worked for SPRR for 29 years.
Watching this a second time and sharing it with several friends, let me just say this is the most awesome video of RR snow clearing ever shot, Donner Pass or anywhere. Wow! Great sound too.
Thank you Allen!
This was so beautifully and professionally done that I had to acknowledge. Really outstanding.
Wow, thank you!
CHIPPER SPEND YOUR MONEY ON BEER. UGH
Simply wow. California this year is blessed with all this rain and snow.
A top shelf video of well orchestrated snow removal. A real pleasure to watch.
Beautiful . Glad to see the sun shining.
We had a couple blue bird days it's snowing now here
The most incredible video ever of a SPRR snow blower!
Very nice. Most videos of this operation are shot by railfans and focus only on the Rotary. Yours shows everything, including the snowcats and (most importantly) the work of moving the snow! Added bonus of excellent work by the drone.
Thank you Jay! As more of a weather person I guess it makes for a different person but I certainly appreciate the trains and other heavy equipment.
Well there’s a whole new perspective on these snow eating beasts! Nice!
1920's technology that still works today. If it ain't broke don't fix it. The diesel is an improvement.
Love the no till cat operation. But they are not farming 😆.
Amazing footage. Thanks.
Beautiful work with your drone! It’s great seeing so much more than just ground videos.
Thank you very much!
What fantastic aerial footage of Union Pacific crew in action.
Thank you Stan!
Wow! beautiful white snow! Love it much and thanks
Union pacific has had there hands full with both the rotary and spreaders to keep economy going for the united states
Best dinner pass snowblowing video I’ve watched
Wow, so many fantastic photogs in that area, huge compliment!
You did a great job filming your video! So cool to watch.
This is the soundtrack I play in my headphones when I'm snow blowing my driveway. :)
Thanks for having a sense of humor in this day and age!!
Amazing footage. Thank you for putting you and your equipment through that shoot
Absolutely awesome, great line side and drone camera work! Love hearing the EMD power sounds, beats a GE any day!
Thanks for sharing 👍 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Okay😳
Amazing my friend 🇨🇦
Thanks for posting
at the rail intersection it looked like a "good morning Harry, goodnight Ralph" moment.
Gives new meaning to the struggles of the Donner Party.
Spectacular filming !! And big thumbs up for audio track that you built for it. It is tricky work and takes a lot of time which I believe most viewers may not understand. Great stuff. James.
Thank you. The audio wasnt perfect as the snowcats kept finding it the track but we had multiple channels in multiple locations to build and match. I spent almost a full day on the audio and probably would have been about 3 more days for perfection but tornado season is keeping me busy.
@@WxChasing I know from my own experience how much time and work it takes to craft a realistic audio experience to match on-screen action. But in the end it is worth the effort and I commend you for your work. James.
Impressive to say the least.
Reporting marks Southern Pacific maintenance of way. A great piece of History.
Awesome coverage..Pretty cool coverage of the train work...
Best footage I've seen so far this winter! THANKS
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great clip, thanks for not adding music🤠
Nice video. Excellent footage. Very relaxing to me. Love the snow, and trains. Beautiful scenery.
Thank you very much!
That’s one awesome machine
Beautiful drone footage. 🇺🇸❤🤍💙🇺🇸
Very nice footage. That would be a nice screen saver.
This is amazing to watch. Nice catch!
Thank you!
Great video 💝. Thank you very much.
WOW,!!! 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Subscribed, shared, thumbs up..Thank you..Enjoyed..
Thank you!
Impressive
Pretty cool how the snow plows double team the train!
Wow 😮😮😮
What beautiful country.....
Thats some nice shots there.. well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
The amount of power used is insane. The world better not run out of oil.
Dang, that's a lot of freakin' snow.
It beautiful the snow
Nice shots!
Thanks!
Great drone work... Nice video...
Glad you enjoyed it
Always nice to see a train video that isn't derailed.👍
That thing is really throwing the snow. Epic conditions to use it this past Winter.
I think I can I think I can
OH GOD !
Thought you might like. :)
Still snowing and it's already April.
I was a contract Meteorologist for CalTrans for many years. I forecast snow amounts, and start and stop times, as well as how far down the mountains the roads would be impacted. I had some skill. A straight southwest flow into the Sierra's produced the heaviest snowfalls I have ever seen, with just a very few exceptions. I have seen five feet of snow in 24 hours, in the Donner Pass area, with the elevation of 7,227 feet.
A very satisfying video, amazing drone shots and the spectacular snow scape. Thanks 😊
Thanks for the great drone coverage! Kudos to the rail outfit for their hard work, to keep things movin'. Donner Pass don't play. !
Interesting/entertaining. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand how the snow removal rotor operates 😉.
Thank you!
Awesome video!!
Thank you!
Nice! I knew you'd get some amazing footage of this equipment in operation.
Took me long enough but finally got it.
great shots! watching them work is very soothing!
❤Professional! Just subscribed for thrills. ¡Ándale!
Thank you!
I bet the Donner Party would have loved to have one of those!
They would have struggled pushing it over the rocks.
well done sir! really good stuff
Thanks Craig!
Really great footage
Thank you!
Imagine trying that with a battery run machine? Green new deal LOL
She'll be comin' 'round the mountain, when she comes...
Snowing here right now we had a couple bluebird days
Great video!
Originally Southern Pacific til the 1990s when Union Pacific took it over.
Drones make it look so much prettier, especially with that backdrop.
Great footage! I recognize that ski area. I know some sick shots on the east side of the pass you would like.
Amazing! Probably 30 ft high snow on the tracks; you can see I-80 down the hillside.
Thank you
Those would be some awesome cross country skiing areas where the Pisten Bully's are clearing next to the tracks
Super cool. Great footage and editing as well. Think these guys will ever let you on board for a up close and personal look during snow removal operations? That would just be all the way cool.
Hope so! And thank you.
I worked the snow plow over Hyak Pass in Wa State for 3 days. It was beautiful bot BOOOOORING. Oh Yeah, and the power was ELECTRIC.
That thing is hungry! And boy can she eat.
The bell and horn together have a great harmony. Reminds me of "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield.
Very nice
How Clever,🚂🚂
A friend of mine was stuck on Amtrak, a couple of weeks ago, on top of Donner Pass because the snow plow broke.
Soooo much power. I needed a private moment to watch this. I love machinery!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks!
Thank you!!
I saw the thumbnail and put the mouse over it to see the first few seconds and thought, "cool" I must watch this.
Clicked it on and skipped ahead about 8 minutes and saw that.... nightmare device on the front of the train and nearly spat out my coffee!
WOW!
I would never have thought this was how it worked, having never seen something like this before... just wow!
Outstanding work. Quite possibly the definitive youtube video related to Rotary plow operations. Spectacular film footage throughout.
Thank you @deksea
Looks like they have kept up this year !
Thats a "unit"!
That’s what she said 😂😂
Must be pretty exciting for the engineer and crew on board this train. I think it was restored after 100 years service. Very cool 😎
I was jealous. Would be such an amazing ride.
January 2020, the California state railroad museum in Sacramento had one of those on display and had a documentary about them as well.
Awesome video! Great work
Thank you!
It stay one impressive site seeing these trains
GREAT LOVED IT THANKS, SHARE,SHARE
Glad you enjoyed it
❤
Those rotary blowers make me think of Jeff (the alien tunnel-worm) from Men in Black the movie.🙃
Really interesting seeing the snow looking like a frozen geyser shooting out the chute.
Muito lindo!
Csodálatos 🥰😍
This is awesome I have always wanted to know how they plowed. So cool.
Cool video though