The Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 in Limon, Colorado is a railway snowplow which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[1]
Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 | |
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| Location | 899 1st St., Limon, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°15′39″N 103°41′12″W / 39.26083°N 103.68667°W |
| Built | 1951 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002680[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 2018 |
It is termed a "Single-Track Wedge Plow". It was created as a snowplow by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1951, rebuilding from a retired steam locomotive tender. It was transferred to the Union Pacific Railway in 1981 and assigned to serve from Oakley, Kansas.[2]
In 2018 it is located at the Limon Heritage Museum, which is in the former Rock Island Depot, in Limon, Colorado.[3]
References
Further reading
- "UP's Ex-Rock island Snow Plow" by James L. Ehernberger, The Streamliner, Volume 8, Number 1, 1992, page 32