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C.P.R. Snow Plough #400884
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The Historical Village is now closed until May 17, 2025 except for special and ticketed events. The Historical Village will be open for Day Out With Thomas from May 3 - 4 and 10 - 11, 2025. Gasoline Alley Museum and the shops and restaurants in Heritage Plaza are open year-round.
Exhibit Details
Category
Train
About the C.P.R. Snow Plough #400884
A safe and reliable rail service depended on the prompt removal of snow and ice from the tracks. The oldest and most common form of snow mover was the push plough. This unit consisted of a substantially built railcar with a wedge-shaped front end. Motive power was supplied by one or more locomotives which pushed the plough from behind.
C.P.R. #400884 is a wing-type snow plough built in 1911 at the company’s Angus Shops in Montreal. Its improved design includes an all-steel construction, flangers for clearing the space between the rails and extendable wings to push the snow further out to the sides.
