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Date: 11/18/18 15:19
Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: refarkas

Privately owned New York Central 8407 (Ex-Chicago River and Indiana) sits in a scrapyard in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1960's/early 1970's.. Notice the diamond builders plate on the frame just ahead of the cab - She's a LIMA 1200 horsepower switcher not an ALCO switcher.
Bob



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/18 15:22 by refarkas.

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Date: 11/18/18 16:54
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: krm152

Great find.  Getting into scrapyards was not usually easy.
Only operational Lima left that I can think of is at the Whitewater Valley.  It is ex CUT.
Thanks for posting this photo.
ALLEN

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Date: 11/18/18 17:16
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: P

Looks very much like its little sister, #25.

Nice photo

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Date: 11/18/18 17:37
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: BRAtkinson

Curiosity is killing me.  Where's the exhaust stack?  Did someone substitute an old oil drum?

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Date: 11/18/18 18:01
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: refarkas

More than likely the drum was to keep rain and snow out of the exhaust stack.
Bob

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Date: 11/18/18 18:30
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: CPR_4000

Since it was "privately owned," I wonder where it ended up? How many Limas are with us today besides the one (or two?) at Whitewater Valley?

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Date: 11/18/18 19:21
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: 4489

CPR_4000 Wrote:
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> Since it was "privately owned," I wonder where it
> ended up? How many Limas are with us today besides
> the one (or two?) at Whitewater Valley?

NKP 765, SP 4449 etc. "SMILE"

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Date: 11/18/18 19:32
Re: Switcher Sunday - NYC 8407
Author: EL3600

BRAtkinson Wrote:
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> Curiosity is killing me.  Where's the exhaust
> stack?  Did someone substitute an old oil drum?

Someone capped the stack with an emply drum of CLEPO brand metal cleaner.

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