Snow Removal Operations at O'Hare Airport (ORD)

December 23rd, 2008, 1650hrs CST. Shot from Terminal 3, Concourse H.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• snow
• snowplow
• ORD
• O'Hare
• airport
• Chicago
• winter

[Dnick101]

That is me running the loader feeding the snow melter. Very long night that was.

[650ChicagoBearsFan]

@Dnick101 How does that snow melter work? What happens to all the water after it melts? Great job on that loader! You have a lot of fans. Of all my videos, this has by far the most views.

[Ja1meJr]

What company plows O'Hare?

[onionman113]

@650ChicagoBearsFan im pretty sure it evaporates 

[djinstructor]

That snow heating must cost lots of money. Of course, over here in London, we don't bother sweeping away the snow, we just close our main airports, cause incredible problems, ruin everyones Christmas, create untold news opportunities for Sky TV and waste billions in cancelling flights, hotel and taxi bills etc!!!!

[jdoperator]

i also load a melter at ohare,they park the melter by the sewer grates in the ground and remove the grates and drain the water,53 hours straight is the longest i got stuck at ohare moving snow in winter of 2004.very long days and nights.

[nevadaresident]

I remember that 7 hour night, trying to sleep on the floor in O'Hare sucks so bad