Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow
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.
Marker can be reached from Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
