MARCH 13, 1888 - TRAINS SNOWED IN AT ROCKAWAY JUNCTION. THE SPRINGFIELD BRANCH (N.Y.& ROCKAWAY RAILROAD) LIES UNDER THE SNOWBANK AT RIGHT. NOTE THE TWO ARM SEMAPHORE HOME SIGNAL PROTECTING THE SWITCHES.
THE EQUIPMENT
THE 1905 ELECTRIC ROTARY SNOWPLOW - A NO GO
EVERY WINTER A NUMBER OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVES WERE EQUIPPED WITH LARGE PLOWS.
W83 - "JAWS III" - AT RONKONKOMA
JORDAN SPREADER
B40 BAGGAGE CARS WERE CONVERTED TO CHLORIDE CARS FOR CLEARING AND COATING THE THIRD RAIL.
MP54 NUMBER 1691 BECAME ALCOHOL CAR W84 FOR CLEARING AND COATING THE THIRD RAIL.
ALCOHOL CAR W85 WAS L.I.R.R. P74b COACH NUMBER 7526 qq IN 1958 OR 1959 FROM THE BOSTON AND MAINE WHERE IT WAS THE 4590.
