It’s a scene out of an action movie – Czechoslovak railroad workers in a snowstorm, using a MiG-15 jet engine to defrost the railroad tracks! This is what happened in 1970 when a severe snowstorm struck the country and the railway tracks had to be cleared quickly. The workers ingeniously used the engine of a MiG-15 fighter plane to quickly thaw the tracks. Although the MiG-15 was an important part of the Soviet air force, its engine proved to be a useful tool for the desperate railroad workers. Thanks to their resourcefulness, the tracks were cleared in no time and … Czechoslovak railroad workers defrosting railroad tracks using a MiG-15 engine during a severe snowstorm in 1970. részletei…