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The Salem and Hillsborough Railroad
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Hillsborough, New Brunswick
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| Equipment Type |
Snowplow, double-ended |
| Operational |
??? |
| Built by |
CN Winnipeg (Transcona Shops) |
| Build date |
1939 |
| Total length |
13.6m (44' 9") |
| Weight |
32.5 tonnes (35.7 tons) |
History
This is one of four double-ended wedge ploughs (another being 55699) built in 1939 by the CN Transcona
Shops (Winnipeg) for use in the
Atlantic Region. These rare ploughs were used on branch lines where no turning facilities were available. They
had been assigned to locations such as Bathurst and Dalhousie in New Brunswick, Bridgewater and Stellarton in
Nova Scotia, and Murray Harbour in Prince Edward Island. Plough 55698 was last used in P.E.I. It was bought
by the S & H in 1983 and saw its first S & H service on January 26, 1985.
It is 13.6m (44' 9") long, weighs 32.5 tonnes (35.7 tons), has 28" wheels with no springs.
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S & H 55698.
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CN 55698 in Charlottetown, PEI August 21, 1976. Photo copyright by Steve Hunter. Used with permission.
Steve Hunter, a former S&H volunteer, has graciously allowed us to post his pictures here.
We are grateful for the opportunity to show some of our equipment as it was before it came to the S&H.
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S & H 55698.
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This page, maintained by Steve Boyko (email w e b s i t e @ s h r r . c a), was last
updated December 24, 2002.
All photos are the property of the Salem & Hillsborough Railway unless otherwise specified. You may copy
the photos for your own private non-profit use. Please contact us if you wish to use the photos for any
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