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Re: What type of switcher is this?
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 10-10-2009 - 07:50

BOB2 Wrote:
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> I think OPRRMS wins on this one. I had to go to a
> nearly 40 year old copy of the diesel spotters
> guide, and it looks most like a Whitcomb body, but
> I wish we had a better view of the trucks? I
> believe some of these had only one traction motor
> per truck, with sort of an A1-1A configuration,
> and a side rod linked to the second wheel?

It is definately a Whitcomb and judging from the handrail hood / cab configuration is an 80-tonner and as such would have four single reduction traction motors; most likely of Westinghouse manufacture.

Sammie

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  What type of switcher is this? Don Sharer 10-09-2009 - 20:49
  Re: What type of switcher is this? Paul Bliss 10-09-2009 - 21:04
  Re: What type of switcher is this? OPRRMS 10-09-2009 - 21:33
  Re: What type of switcher is this? Freericks 10-09-2009 - 22:42
  Re: What type of switcher is this? BOB2 10-09-2009 - 22:45
  Re: What type of switcher is this? policespeeder 10-10-2009 - 06:03
  Re: What type of switcher is this? jdb 10-10-2009 - 07:18
  Re: What type of switcher is this? Shortline Sammie 10-10-2009 - 07:50
  Re: What type of switcher is this? Ken Douglas 10-10-2009 - 18:31
  Re: What type of switcher is this? Don Sharer 10-11-2009 - 14:56
  Re: What type of switcher is this? GTB 10-12-2009 - 22:39


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