DME Spreader; Hutchins, IA

Tough to beat a Jordan Spreader at speed through a big drift. Got a bunch of nice shots of this chase, but, holding off on uploading more until after the Laker Rail ( lakerrail.com - tickets on sale now! ) show this April.

This was my second crack at catching a plow train out of Mason City on the ex-ICE Sheldon Sub in a week - on Thursday I got a tip that didn't pan out (they got a warrant, which I heard about, then suffered a mechanical issue that stopped them, which I didn't), and I ended up driving the whole length of the subdivision in a fruitless attempt to find them... d'oh!

Redemption came on Tuesday, after a brief ground blizzard passed through, filling in the cuts and requiring the plows run again. This time Scott Marsh had eyes on it the whole time, and was able to provide reports until I intercepted them in Clear Lake, IA. Spent the day following them for about 115 miles.

Done