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Date: 05/24/23 17:23
What in tarnation ?
Author: WrongWayMurphy

Looks like the ADM switcher I shot this morning in Galveston is about to give birth to a baby EMD SW type.



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Date: 05/24/23 17:31
Re: What in tarnation ?
Author: tomstp

That is very similiar to a UP SW-10  rebuild.

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Date: 05/24/23 20:39
Re: What in tarnation ?
Author: Milwaukee

The ADM switcher that had been operating under those reporting marks and number started life as D&RGW SW1200 139.   I suspect it's the same unit turned into this Frankenstein in recent years.   I had not heard about this creation so thanks for sharing the photo of what it has become.

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Date: 05/24/23 22:07
Re: What in tarnation ?
Author: Evan_Werkema

That builder's plate looks like a Knoxville Locomotive Works plate, and the lead photo in this story pretty much confirms KLW turned it out. 

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/journal/2017/08/08/knoxville-locomotive-works-expected-double-production-numbers-2018/504359001/

Knoxville usually takes old locomotive platforms and shoehorns new guts into them.

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Date: 05/25/23 13:12
Re: What in tarnation ?
Author: PHall

tomstp Wrote:
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> That is very similiar to a UP SW-10  rebuild.

Not really, they borrowed the electric radiator fan idea, as have several other rebuilders. 
There are other influences from other rebuilders like ICG, BN and CN too.

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