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Re: What is this little engine ?
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:52:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ray Sanders writes:
> For many months, I have noticed this little engine sitting on a local siding,
> apparently rusting away. Today I got curious enough to take a few pictures...
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> http://home.gate.net/~rsanders/DCP04625sm.JPG
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> http://home.gate.net/~rsanders/DCP04626sm.JPG
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> What is that thing anyway ?
Ray,
I'd say it's a 30 to 90 ton Whitcomb industrial switcher with a electrical
drive system. It also looks like a non side rods version. Cool little
critter... where is it?
Robin W
GFLTC
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| (...) Trenton FL, at the very west end of the Florida West Coast RR tracks. FWCRR is a short line that connects to CSX at Newberry (about 15 mi of track). They used to go beyond Trenton to Cross City, and maybe to Chiefland, but that track was (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| For many months, I have noticed this little engine sitting on a local siding, apparently rusting away. Today I got curious enough to take a few pictures... (URL) What is that thing anyway ? Ray (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.trains)
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