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Date: 10/22/16 06:58
few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

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​top: A PC cab hop was northbound passing through 75th street interlocking on the east side of both BRC's Clearing yard and C&O's Rockwell Street yard in Chicago 8-72.
​middle: An EJE Baldwin switcher was at EJE's East Joliet yard 8-73.*corrected
​bottom: A line of Los Angeles Junction Railway were parked adjacent their Vernon, CA engine facility 11-74.
JB



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/22/16 10:58 by 3rdswitch.








Date: 10/22/16 07:09
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: wigwag

Wow! What a different world it was back then!



Date: 10/22/16 07:14
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: ghemr

Great photos!



Date: 10/22/16 07:22
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: ats90mph

Noboy seemed to shoot the LAJ enough, neat photos...



Date: 10/22/16 07:26
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: perklocal

Los Angeles Jct. Ry. I believe that's 6 out of 7 of their Alco fleet. 5 S-2s and 2 S-4s. Wow!



Date: 10/22/16 07:44
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: Tominde

Now we're talking.  That's a caboose hop.   Nice stuff.



Date: 10/22/16 08:36
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: spider1319

Love the Junction stuff. They were serviced at ATSF Redondo Jct.,Bill Webb



Date: 10/22/16 09:33
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: CNW

The EJ&E Baldwin looks like it's still Baldwin powered.

Dennis



Date: 10/22/16 10:57
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: 3rdswitch

By George, I think you are right about the EJE Baldwin, MY bad! The same year I photographed the center cab EMD re engined Baldwins and apparently made an ASSumption!
​JB



Date: 10/22/16 11:25
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: miralomarail

ats90mph Wrote:
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> Noboy seemed to shoot the LAJ enough, neat
> photos...

Here is a photo of their shops in May 1974




Date: 10/22/16 13:36
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: refarkas

Three great images. This posting helps make today's Switcher Saturday even better than usual.
Bob



Date: 10/22/16 15:18
Re: few more Saturday Switchers . . .
Author: PasadenaSub

Great photos all.  That's quite a variety of cabooses on that PC cab-hop.

Rich



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