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Unionpacific900081

Union Pacific No. 900081 is a rotary snow plow. It was built by the Union Pacific at its Omaha, NE shops in 1966 using components from a variety of sources.

It is now placed on static display at National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, MO, near St. Louis.

Trivia[]

  • One of a number built at the Omaha shops from 1958 until 1971, at 367,400 lbs, however, it is the heaviest snow plow ever built.
  • 900081's sister No. 900082 is sometimes used in service but each fall it is tested in case it is required for use.
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