Re: SP SW8's Part 1
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 05-01-2014 - 22:56

George Andrews Wrote:
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> Is that a Trombone Air horn under the cab roof ???
> The Horizontal pipe thingie...

The whistle itself has been removed, but the piping is still there.

The location of the photo is on the 50 Lead in front of the switchman's shanty at the Homestead, which was the on duty location at the Adeline Street end of the West Oakland yard. Steve, your dad would've worked there many, many times.



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  SP SW8's Part 1 Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA 05-01-2014 - 18:49
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 George Andrews 05-01-2014 - 18:58
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 OPRRMS 05-01-2014 - 22:56
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 SP5103 05-01-2014 - 21:13
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 Bill K. 05-02-2014 - 06:57
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA 05-02-2014 - 08:38
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 - Bill Chief Dan Mathews 05-03-2014 - 13:16
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 - Bill Bill K. 05-03-2014 - 13:38
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 - Bill Chief Dan Mathews 05-04-2014 - 10:17
  Re: SP SW8's Part 1 - Bill Bill K. 05-04-2014 - 19:24


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