The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway's Rotary Snow Plow

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The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway's Rotary Snow Plow

"Rotary Snow Plow on Tunnel Mountain" gives an idea of what battling the Coastal Mountains is like after an
early-season snowfall. By mid-winter, this would be considered a very easy job. Photo by Harry Barley, 1899.