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CRANDIC 92 |
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IOWA CITY IA Sept 17 1979 -- In rapidly fading lkght the engineer on CRANDIC SW8 92 works the throttle to push a cut of cars. The unit was built by EMD in October 1953. I was born in Iowa City in 1947 and actually have one vague memory of riding the intrurban line sometime in the early 50s. |
| Photo Date: |
9/17/1979 Upload Date: 12/11/2011 1:32:50 AM |
| Location: |
Iowa City, IA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CIC 92(SW8) |
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STBX 203 for use by Northwest Railroad institute |
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VANCOUVER WA Jan 18 2014 -- Sterling Bomba SW8 203 (b/n 15739) sits to the south of a Columbia Business Park warehouse. The locomotive has been acquired by the Northwest R`ilroad institute (http://nwrailroadinstitute.com/about-us/). It is former Colorado & Wyoming 203. Thank you to Roger Beckett, Lon Lasher, Randy Keller and Russell Strodtz for responding to my Loconotes query. (roster information from http://www.thedieselshop.us/STBX.HTML) |
| Photo Date: |
1/18/2014 Upload Date: 2/10/2014 12:14:22 AM |
| Location: |
Vancouver, WA |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
STBX 203(SW8) |
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CRIP Yard (view to NE) El Reno OK |
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EL RENO OK Feb 4 1980 -- CRIP SW8 811 (middle left) handles switching duties in this view of the El Reno Yard looking northwest from the U.S. 81 overpass. Trains departed in this direction for Enid OK and, in the past, Tucumcari NM. There was also a connection to the passenger line that cut off to the south-southeast. |
| Photo Date: |
2/4/1980 Upload Date: 1/15/2012 9:02:09 PM |
| Location: |
El Reno, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 811(SW8) |
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CRIP 812 at engine shed |
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OKLAHOMA CITY OK Feb 3 1980 -- It’s later in the day and the engine shed at Harter Yard hosts Rock Island SW8 812 at its other door. (see previous photo) EMD delivered the 812 in September 1950. In 1986 he unit went to Central Soya as CSYX 1. (Roster information from thedieselshop.us and rits.org) |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1980 Upload Date: 2/27/2012 8:11:25 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 812(SW8) |
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| Title: |
CRIP 812 at engine shed |
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OKLAHOMA CITY OK Feb 3 1980 -- The engine shed at Harter Yard hosts Rock Island SW8 812 with two cabooses on the side. |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1980 Upload Date: 2/27/2012 8:13:01 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 812(SW8) |
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758 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 827 |
| Description: |
OKLAHOMA CITY OK Feb 3 1980 -- Rock Island SW8 827 idles near the Harter Yard engine shed. EMD delivered the unit in November 1952. |
| Photo Date: |
2/3/1980 Upload Date: 2/28/2012 9:26:06 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 827(SW8) |
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849 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 835 |
| Description: |
Oklahoma City OK Feb 3 1980 -- Rock Island SW8 835 idles as it awaits its next switching assignment at Harter Yard. This switcher was delivered in November 1952. I 1987 it went to the Terre Haute, Brazil & Eastern as TBER 101 and in 1993 to Central Kansas as CKRY 101. (Roster information from donsdepot.donrossgroup.net) |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1980 Upload Date: 2/27/2012 8:14:29 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Charles Stookey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 835(SW8) |
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1227 Comments: 1 |
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