snow drift

— The 9.17 a.m. diesel train from Fraserburgh to Aberdeen, Scottish Region, was blocked by a snow drift just north of Newmachar Station on January 19. The 57 passengers were stranded for 15 hours. […] A steam relief train, which because of 10-ft. snow drifts could only approach to a quarter of a mile, took passengers off the diesel train at 4 a.m., and, preceded by an engine with snowplough, arrived at Aberdeen at 6.30 a.m.