Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow

Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow (HMD41)

Location: Scranton, PA 18503 Lackawanna County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.462', W 75° 40.252'

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This rotary snow plow (built in 1898) worked the Long Island Railroad for sixty-nine years, until its retirement in 1967.

The Long Island #193 was a Canadian-invented plow designed to reduce the cost of snow removal. Much like a modern snowblower, it used rotary blades to disperse snow. This model was most commonly used on routes through the Great Plains and western mountain ranges, where deep snow drifts were common. The Long Island Railroad was one of only seven railroads east of the Mississippi to purchase a rotary snow plow.
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HM NumberHMD41
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Placed BySteamtown Nataionl Historic Site - National Park Service
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 3:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 443928 N 4584234
Decimal Degrees41.40770000, -75.67086667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.462', W 75° 40.252'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 27.72" N, 75° 40' 15.12" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 150 S Washington Ave, Scranton PA 18503, US
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