W.S.H. Hamilton Electrification Photos
      Rotary Snowplows
[Bob Harris Collection]

Milwaukee Road

Rotary plow at Deer Lodge, May, 1916 








Rotary Plow, Deer Lodge, May, 1916. WSH #D2.

Rotary snowplow in Deer Lodge Shops, October 1, 1916.





Rotary snowplow in the Deer Lodge Shops, October 1, 1916. WSH #F17.

Rotary snowplow in the Deer Lodge Shops, October 1, 1916. Rotary snowplow in the Deer Lodge Shops, October 1, 1916. WSH #F19.

Rotary, East Portal
   Rotary Snowplow at work in East Portal yard,  December 27, 1916. 05-#G44.

Cut Widner at East PortalCut Widener at work at East Portal yard, December 27, 1916. "Cut wideners are used in conjunction with the rotary snowplows." 06-#G41.

Cut widener at East Portal
Cut widener at work in East Portal yard, December 27, 1916. 07-#G43.

Slide near Kyle
Slide near Kyle, March 22, 1917. 08-#K46.

Rotary working near Kyle
Rotary #15 working on slide near Kyle. March 22, 1917. A.B. Van Deusen in photo. 09-#L7.

Rotary #15 on slide near Kyle
Rotary #15 working on slide near Kyle. March 22, 1917. A.B. Van Deusen in photo. 10-#L8.

Rotary #15 in slide near Kyle
Rotary #15 working in slide near Kyle. March 22, 1917. 11-#L4.

G. Bellows in cut
G. Bellows in cut in slide near Kyle, March 22, 1917. This was taken when Rotary stopped work for a few minutes to chop out a log, and is in about the deepest part of the slide. 12-#Ll5.

After cutting through deepest part of slide near Kyle
Rotary #15 in slide near Kyle after cutting through the deepest part on March 22, 1917.13-#L5

Rotary #15
Rotary #15 in slide near Kyle, March 22, 1917. 14-#L6.

Cleaning up last of slide
Rotary #15 cleaning up last of slide near Kyle. March 22, 1917. 15-#L11.

Close up of Rotary #15 at work
Close up of Rotary #15 at work, March 22, 1917. 16-#L9.

Close up of Rotary #15
Close up of Rotary #15 in action -- notice deflection of feeders. Taken at slide near Kyle, March 22, 1917. 17-#L12.

Duplicate of L13
Close up of Rotary #15 at work, March 22, 1917. 18-#L14, duplicate of L13.

Locomotive 10228 arriving in Avery, March 23, 1917
Locomotive 10228 arriving Avery from "up the Hill," March 23, 1917. 19-#L16.

Rotary #13 taking water at Roland
Rotary #13 takes water at Roland, March 23, 1917. 20-#L17.

Caboose in slide
Caboose of Rotary #13 buried in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. 21-#L18.

Rotary #13 caught in slide
Rotary #13 and Engine 5509 buried in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. Dark spot in upper right hand corner is stump near top of hillside. 22-#L19.

Rotary and Egnine caught in slide
Rotary #13 and Engine 5509 caught in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. 23-#L20.

Rotary #13 and Engine 5509 caught in slide
Rotary #13 and Engine 5509 caught in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. 24-#L21.

Rotary #13 in slide near East Portal
Rotary #13 caught in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. 25-#L22.

Rotary #13 in slide
Rotary #13 caught in slide near East Portal, March 23, 1917. 26-#L23.

Shoveling out Engine 5509
Shoveling out Engine 5509 at East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 27-#L24.

Digging out Engine 5509
Shoveling out Engine 5509 at East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 28-#L25.

Digging out Engine 5509
Slide behind tank of Engine 5509 after pulling caboose out. -- East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 29-#L26.

Tank of Engine 5509 after being hit by Rotary #15
Tank of Engine 5509 after being hit by Rotary #15. East Portal slide. March 24, 1917. 30-#L27.

Tank of Engine 5509 damaged by RotaryTank on Engine 5509 damaged by Rotary #15. East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 31-#L29.

Rotary #13 and Engine 5509
Rotary #13 and Engine 5509 after being partially shoveled out. East Portal slide. March 24, 1917. 32-#L30.

Shovelling snow into the tank of the Rotary
Shovelling snow into the tank of Rotary #13 to keep the Rotary alive. March 24, 1917. 33-#L31.

Rotary #13 and crew
Rotary #13 and crew at East Portal slide, March 24, 1917.
Left to right: Fireman J. Boyle, Engineer McKay, Engineer Goyd. 34-#L33.

Pulling piston out of cylinder ...
Pulling piston out of cylinder on Engine 5509, Key holding piston rod to cross head sheared off and cylinder head was smashed. East Portal, March 24, 1917. 35-#L34.

Broken cylinder and head ...
Broken cylinder and head on Engine 5509, East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 36-#L35.

Tank of Rotary #13
Tank of Rotary #13 and East Portal slide, March 24, 1917. 37-#L36.

Dynamiting slide
Dynamiting slide at East Portal behind tank of Rotary #13 -- March 24, 1917. 38-#L37.

Tank of Rotary #13 ...
Tank of Rotary #13 and cut through East Portal slide. Engr Gouyd in foreground. March 24, 1917. 39-#L38.

Tank of Rotary #13 ... 
Tank of Rotary #13 and cut through East Portal slide. Engr Gouyd in foreground. March 24, 1917. 40-#L39.

Slides at Taft, March 25, 1917. 
Slides at Taft. March 25, 1917. 41-#L40.

 
Slides at Taft March 25, 1917. 42-#L41.


Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. 43-#L43.

 
Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. 44-#L44.

 
Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. 45-#L45.

Rotary #13 in slide above Taft.
Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. 46-#L46.

Rotary #13 in slide above Taft.
Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. Fireman Boyle in picture. 47-#L48.

Rotary #13 in slide above Taft.
Rotary #13 in slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. View from above and on the hillside. Shows also the bottom of the canyon in background.  48-#L49.

Engine 5597 and crew.Engine 5597 and caboose with crews at slide above Taft. March 25, 1917. 49-#M2.

East Portal Substation, March 26, 1917.
East Portal Substation, March 26, 1917. 50-#M5.

Three Rotaries at East Portal.
Snow fighting equipment at East Portal, March 26, 1917. Rotaries 13, 15 and 20 (left to right) -- after dragging #13 back out of slide above Taft. 51-#M4.

Hole in slide above Taft.
Hole in slide above Taft after dragging back Rotary #13. March 26, 1917. 52-#M3.

 

Cut through slide above Taft.
Cut through slide above Taft at its deepest part. March 26, 1917. 53-#M6.

Rotary #20 working above Taft.Rotary #20 working above Taft. March 26, 1917. 54-#M8.

Rotary #20 working above Taft.Rotary #20 working above Taft. March 26, 1917. 55-#M9.

Rotary #20 working slide above Taft.
Rotary #20 working slide above Taft. March 26, 1917. 56-#M10.

Rotary #20 working slide above Taft.
Rotary #20 working above Taft. March 26, 1917. 57-#M11.

Rotary #20 on Dominion Creek BridgeRotary #20 working on Dominion Creek Bridge -- about three feet of snow. March 26, 1917. 58-#M12.

Rotary #20 on Dominion Creek BridgeRotary #20 working on Dominion Creek Bridge. March 26, 1917. 59-#M13.

Trolley down due to slide.Trolley down due to slide near Dominion Creek Bridge. March 26, 1917.  60-#M14.

Slide near Dominion Creek.Slide near Dominion Creek. This tore out one pole (in the foreground) and caused trolley to come off others as in M14. 61-#M15.

Looking up the slide gulch.Looking up the gulch down which the slide came. 62-#M17.

View of slide, Rotary and Dominion Creek BridgeView of slide, Rotary #20 and Dominion Creek Bridge. 63-#M16.

Rotary 320 cleaning up slide.Rotary #20 cleaning up slide. March 26, 1917. 64-#M18.

Rotary #20 entangled in guy wire.
Rotary #20 entangled in guy wire at slide near Dominion Creek Bridge. March 26, 1917. 65-#M20.

Rotary #13 in slide near Bryson.Rotary #13 in slide near Bryson -- part slide and part drift. 66-#M21.

Rotary #13 at BrysonRotary #13 in snow at Bryson, March 26, 1917. 67-#M23.

Rotary #13 at Bryson.Rotary #13 in snow at Bryson, March 26, 1917. 68-#M22.

Rotary #13 and Engine 958 at Bryson.Rotary #13 at Engine 9518 working in the snow at Bryson. Picture taken from up on the hillside. 69-#M24.

Rotary #13 and Engine 9518 working at Bryson.Rotary #13 and Engine 9518 working at Bryson, March 26, 1917. 70-#M30.

Rotary #13 and Engine 9518 at BrysonRotary #13 and Engine 9518 working at Bryson. March 26, 1917. 71-#M32.

Rotary #13 and Engine 9518Rotary #13 and Engine 9518 working at Bryson. March 26, 1917. 72-#M31.

Close up of Rotary #13 at Bryson.Close-up view of Rotary #13 working at Bryson, March 26, 1917. 73-#M26.

Rotary #13 at Bryson.Rotary #13 at Bryson, March 26, 1917. 74-#M29.

Cut through Snow at Bryson.Cut through snow at Bryson at about the deepest place. Trainmaster J.P.Phelan in foreground. 75-#M27.

Cut through snow at Bryson.Cut through snow at Bryson. Picture taken from tank of Engine and does not show true depth of snow. March 26, 1917. 76-#M28.

Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese.Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese. March 26, 1917. 77-#M34.

Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese.Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese. March 26, 1917. 78-#M34.

Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese.Rotary 320 between Bryson and Saltese. March 26, 1917. 79-#M35.

Rotary #20 between Bryson and SalteseRotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese, March 26, 1917. 80-#M36.

Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese.Rotary #20 between Bryson and Saltese, March 26, 1917. 81-#M37.

Slide two miles west of Haugan.Slide two miles west of Haugan where all work from the west stopped. View looking east. March 27, 1917. 82-#M39.

Wheel of Rotary #12.Wheel of Rotary #12 at Haugan after plowing through slide in M39. March 27, 1917. This Rotary came from the east and was the one to open the road. 83-#M40.

Rotary #15 at Saltese.Rotary #15 at Saltese, March 27, 1917. 84-#M41.

Rotary #15 at Saltese.Rotary #15 at Saltese. March 27, 1917. This is the one most damaged. 85-#M42.

Slide at Drexel snowshed.Slide at Drexel snowshed. April 4, 1917. 86-#M50.

Slide at Drexel snowshed.Slide at Drexel snowshed. April 4, 1917. This came down about the same time that those shown in previous pictures did. 87-#N1.

Wheel of Rotary #12 at Haugan.Wheel of Rotary #12 at Haugan, after plowing through slide in M39. March 27, 1917. This rotary came from the east and was the one to open the road. 88-#M40.

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