This winter, the amount of snow on the Bernina Pass is far above average. The Rhaetian Railway line is the highest Alpine crossing that does not run through a tunnel. Here at Ospizio Bernina, the ... (more)

The non-self-propelled snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 was delivered by the company Zaugg in Eggiwil in 2011. With its two 450 kW diesel engines, it can blow away up to 8500 tons of snow per hour, up ... (more)

Not self propelled "Zaugg" snow blower Xrot mt # 95401 of the Rhaetian Railway for the main network, based in Chur Sand for the Arosa line. The RhB has two of this less smaller snow blow... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway is clearing the stub track in Ospizio Bernina. Shoving is "Schalke" diesellocomotive Gmf 234 # 02. The sn... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lowering aga... (more)

The "Zaugg" diesel snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 of the Rhaetian Railway for the Bernina line is turned by 180 degrees, by supporting itself on a ram on the track, lifting, rotating and lo... (more)

A late onset of winter brought more then 3 feet (about 1 meter) new snow in the Bernina region the day before. The snow fighting crew from Poschiavo is clearing track 3 of Alp Grüm station with &... (more)

"The beast" or "la Bestia" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 is clearing track 3 of Ospizio Bernina station at 6 in the morning, the centrifuging units are extended to a width of 6 m... (more)

Clearing track 2 of Alp Grüm station with the "Beast of the Bernina" snowblower Xrot mt # 95404 at 06.41 AM.

"The beast of the Bernina" snow blower Xrot mt # 95404 in the panorama curve in Alp Grüm.

After the plowing in Ospizio Bernina, some crew members free the snow blower from sticked and squeezed remnants. The overhead wire (1000 V DC) was grounded first.

Snow blower Xrot mt # 95403, built by Zaugg/Eggiswil in 2011, is ploughing the siding track # 3 in Ospizio Bernina.

Short stop at Alp Grüm. Normaly, the restaurant would be closed on this time, but for the crew of snowblower 954 03 they keep it open. After hard work at Bernina Ospizio with 1.5m (~5 feet) new s... (more)

Hard work for the new Bernina-snow blower. Xrot mt clean the tracks from a snowy night on Alp Grüm.