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Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580

Coordinates: 39°15′39″N 103°41′12″W / 39.26083°N 103.68667°W / 39.26083; -103.68667
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Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580
Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 is located in Colorado
Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580
Location899 1st St., Limon, Colorado
Coordinates39°15′39″N 103°41′12″W / 39.26083°N 103.68667°W / 39.26083; -103.68667
Built1951
NRHP reference No.100002680[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 2018

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly list". National Park Service. July 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "UP Wedge Snow Plows". UtahRails.Net. March 13, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tentative Agenda" (PDF). Colorado, United States: Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. May 18, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

Further reading

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  • "UP's Ex-Rock island Snow Plow" by James L. Ehernberger, The Streamliner, Volume 8, Number 1, 1992, page 32