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Nostalgia & History > Over the fence - a few Alco switchersDate: 01/25/23 08:01 Over the fence - a few Alco switchers Author: gcm Dec 80
In Houston at - if I remember correctly - a GE plant that worked on old engines a few ex-Santa Fe and SP Alco switchers with a critter thrown in. I didn't have access so a few quick ones over the fence. Ex-SP S6 1253 was in the group. Gary    Date: 01/25/23 08:11 Re: Over the fence - a few Alco switchers Author: refarkas Considering the fence and all, you did good to get these.
Bob Date: 01/25/23 10:03 Re: Over the fence - a few Alco switchers Author: swaool The black and yellow "critter" #17 looks like a rather rare Atlas 65 tonner to me. Can anyone confirm?
mike woodruff spokane Date: 01/25/23 13:53 Re: Over the fence - a few Alco switchers Author: ns2557 swaool Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The black and yellow "critter" #17 looks like a > rather rare Atlas 65 tonner to me. Can anyone > confirm? > > mike woodruff > spokane > > Yes, It sure looks like an ATLAS 65T unit. Haven't been able to track down this particular unit as of yet tho. Ben Date: 01/30/23 10:08 Re: Over the fence - a few Alco switchers Author: swaool Don't know if anyone is still interested in the Atlas 65 tonner shown here, but I found this information in X2200S #56 while looking for something else. There were apparently only five of these 65 tonners built. This one is likely nee-USA 7023 (Atlas serial 2321, built E/43) which was sold to Texaco at Port Arthur TX, and later went to GE's Houston TX service shop as a loaner locomotive.
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