A SHORT HISTORY OF MAN'S ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THROUGH SNOW

A BRIEF HISTORY IS PRESENTED OF SNOW REMOVAL TECHNIQUES FOR RAILROADS AND CITIES. BETWEEN 1920 AND 1929 SNOW REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED RAPIDLY AIDED BY THE PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL-AID ROAD ACT IN 1916 AND OTHER LEGISLATION IN 1921 REQUIRING A FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM. SNOW REMOVAL METHODS MENTIONED ARE: LESLIE-TYPE ROTARY SNOWPLOW, STRAIGHT BLADE SNOWPLOW, DISPLACEMENT SNOWPLOW, FRONT-TYPE ROTARY SNOWPLOW, LATERAL-TYPE ROTARY SNOWPLOW, SALT, AND CHLORIDE- TREATED SAND.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr115/115-001.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board (HRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Minsk, L David
• Conference:
  • Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research
  • Location: Dartmouth New Hampshire, United States
  • Date: 1970-4-8 to 1970-4-10
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 1-7
• Monograph Title: Snow removal and ice control research
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 115
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cities; Federal aid; Railroads; Sand; Snow removal; Snowplows; Sodium chloride; Sodium chloride
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219409
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 8 1971 12:00AM