Modeling Central New York means that the Onondaga Cutoff needs some snowfighting equipment on the railroad year-round. Just as Conrail based a host of plows, spreaders, and snowblowers at Dewitt Yard, there would also have been a few plows and such based in Onondaga Yard.
Here, we see an older-model Jordan Spreader and a Russell Plow, both of which are getting a once-over by mechanical forces. Even though I will likely not model deep snow on the railroad, it is interesting to have the plows displayed, and even to operate them on days when the prototype would. I have an additional Russell plow kit that has yet to be built, and I also have a beautiful Overland Models modern Jordan Spreader that needs paint and finishing. All yet to come on the OC.
Further, I have finished block detection now within CP 282, and all that remains is 8 more blocks down the hill to CP294 and 295 - slowly but surely, we're getting there with the signal system!
Happy New Year!
~RGDave
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