1500 Stranded on Train Inner Mongolia Photos

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konane — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:28:41 GMT

Correction about the windchill here .. down to -10 this weekend after the Alberta Clipper comes through possibly dropping snow. They're warning everyone to take a blanket, water and non spoilable food with them when traveling in case they get stranded. Probably normal reminder in colder climates.

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konane — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:15:18 GMT

Thanks Jarasan! It's at it down here too ... predicting wind chills in the -5 or so next couple of nights. Cold as a [fill in the blanks].....

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jarasan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:05:32 GMT

Global Warming at it again!

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konane — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:03:02 GMT

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JAP69 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:59:17 GMT

For those that do not know what a snow fence is I will explain.It is verical wooden lath from 3 to 4 feet tall. The wooden lath is about one inch wide and about 1/4 in thick. They are wired together with a space between each lath about one inch with the rolls being about 25 to 50 feet long.<br />The snow fence is erected parallel to a highway about 30 feet or so from the edge of the highway and for the length desired.<br />What it does is help stop the snow from drifting on the highway where is... [ More ]

Original Blog Entry: 1500 Stranded on Train Inner Mongolia Photos

konane — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:08:54 GMT

Muliple photos of train having to be dug out of snow.

Chinese site, Babelfish translation of first photo below.

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On January 4, the fire soldier receives nearby the passenger train which in the Inner Mongolian business the storm sieges to remove snow the emergency. On January 3 18:00, the Inner Mongolian area has the heavy snow suddenly, when sends out Baotou's 1814 train line by Harbin to Ulanchap city Chahar right wing north banner Ben Hongzhi the Shangdu County 18 kilometers place, is sieged by the heavy snow in the big ravine, on the vehicle 1500 passenger is stranded.

http://shehui.daqi.com/editor/huandeng/ent_huandeng/2786059/1.html

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