Nostalgia & History > Switcher Saturday - B&M 802

Ralph Phillips caught B&M 802 (EMD SW8) in Boston, Massachusetts on July 13, 1974.
Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/24 12:26 by refarkas.

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The number boards add a nice touch.
—Mac

The horn arrangement looks unusual.
jb

I always got a kick out of how the B&M units' paint wore. One GP7 was almost all yellow.

MacBeau Wrote:
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> The number boards add a nice touch.
> —Mac

The B&M outfitted a number of end cab units as mini road switchers for use on their web of light rail branches.  In addition to the large number boards, they had walkway railings and duel beam headlights.  Some SW1s and NW2s also got the treatment.

Dave

DavidP Wrote:
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> MacBeau Wrote:
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> > The number boards add a nice touch.
> > —Mac
>
> The B&M outfitted a number of end cab units as
> mini road switchers for use on their web of light
> rail branches.  In addition to the large number
> boards, they had walkway railings and duel beam
> headlights.  Some SW1s and NW2s also got the
> treatment.
>
> Dave

Looks like it has a Watchman Heater too. The exhaust stack is just ahead of the cab.

On the B&M the whole unit would first be painted gold and then the stripes and name area taped off.  The maroon would be painted last and apparently not a good quality paint or the red would react with sunlight and wear off easily.  They did look pretty ratty after a decade or so.  The passenger E units never looked that bad.