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ple1556
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 Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9: 15 am Post subject: Monessen Southwestern Ry Whitcomb Locomotive # 15 |
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I did not know that the Monessen Southwestern had a one of these Whitcomb locomotives: **Not my pic...This is a picture of a picture taken at the Monessen Historical Society:
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PWVJer
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6: 23 am Post subject: MSW center cab |
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WHooooa !!!
Never saw this one,,, nice, thanks for the pic post.
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jayrod
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 10: 12 am Post subject: |
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What's the date of the photo?
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ple1556
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Jayrod there was no date, actually. I was so excited at what I saw I didn't think of looking or asking for a date until I was long gone. Some research I did afterwards leads me to assume these engines were built specifically for the military during WWII and were used in Europe then sold off as surplus after the war. Maybe 1946?
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jayrod
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That's what I was thinking. Quite a few were stationed at bases and armories around the country. I don't know how many went overseas. USATC started selling them off after the war.
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jayrod
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Looking at the photo, the lack of armor leads me to think it was from a naval base. BTW, it's a 65-DE-14.
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