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Date: 05/27/17 13:48
Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: hank

While railfanning the Birmingham Southern railroad in May 1997, I ran across these two old and forgotten switchers. No idea of make or model. Location was near Birmingham, Alabama.

Hank.


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Date: 05/27/17 13:58
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: gcm

Nice find.
The top one looks like an Alco?
An abandoned rail yard or factory site?
Gary

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Date: 05/27/17 14:26
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: PHall

#5 looks like an Alco S-2 or S-4. It has the larger radiator opening.



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Date: 05/27/17 14:31
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: ctillnc

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3596136

Former TC&I steel mill in Ensley, Ala. TC&I was a division of US Steel. Like many (not all) of the Birmingham-area steel plants, it closed in the 1970s.

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Date: 05/27/17 15:36
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: krm152

Looks like they escaped the scrappers at least for awhile into 1997.
ALLEN

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Date: 05/27/17 17:39
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: SD608708

TCI Ensley works did not close until the mid-80's.

Paul B
Canton, GA

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Date: 05/27/17 17:43
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: ns2557

Bottom or second shot is a Whitcomb. Ben

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Date: 05/27/17 17:50
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: ctillnc

> TCI Ensley works did not close until the mid-80's.

Hearths closed 76, melt shop and most of if not all the blast furnaces closed 79. Very little left after that.

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Date: 05/27/17 20:10
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: blackmetal2002

believe it or not,i think they are still there!!!! been a while since i drove thru that area,but they have been there for a long time,early last year before the new interstate was finished,and are probably still there.

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Date: 05/27/17 23:25
Re: Switcher Saturday, Old and forgotten.
Author: BaltoJoey

They are still there as of this Google aerial view dated 2017.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Birmingham,+AL/@33.5158285,-86.9040979,46m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x888911df5885bfd3:0x25507409eaba54ce!8m2!3d33.5206608!4d-86.80249

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Birmingham,+AL/@33.5157269,-86.9029322,39m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x888911df5885bfd3:0x25507409eaba54ce!8m2!3d33.5206608!4d-86.80249



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/27/17 23:28 by BaltoJoey.

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