Building a snowthrowing train for the Alps - video

[Jon]

Building a snowthrowing train for the Alps. 4:23 video:

Translation of video description:

2,200 hp snow plow ensures snow-free tracks in the Alps

76 tons of steel, 2.2500 HP and up to 10.000 tons of snow per hour - this powerhouse, the Schmidt Beilhack HB1100S, was commissioned by the customer, the ÖBB, in April after about 9 months of construction.

Previously:

Steam-powered snowplow
1950s Bombardier B-12 snowcat - photo and video
Shoveling 7-foot columns of snow - GIF
Mining coal scooper used as snow remover - GIF
1960s jet-powered snowblower - photo