Then and Now: Snow Plows
District snow plows, then and now. Left: Ford Motor Company snow plow equipment ca. 1925 in front of the District Building. (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress collection). Right: DDOT snow plows in front of RFK stadium, November 5, 2010. (Photo from the DDOTDC flickr pool).
The image below is also from the DDOTDC flickr pool, and shows a Caterpillar Industrial Loader used in snow removal efforts from February 9, 2010.
Tags: DDOT, historic comparison, snow
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January 27, 2011 at 12:44 pm
That is an interesting use for an industrial loader, makes for a great pic tho.
September 29, 2016 at 9:57 am
What a difference time can make! I can’t imagine using those snow plows back in the day. I’d much rather have the big Caterpillar ones when I need to shovel my driveway, haha. It was great to see the photos, thanks for posting.