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Nostalgia & History > NH 0664 Waterbury 1948Date: 01/09/25 23:34 NH 0664 Waterbury 1948 Author: choochoochas New Haven engineer and fireman on ALCo RS (Road-Switcher) #0664 at the Waterbury CT. roundhouse on December 7th, 1948 taken by my Fatherr Harry R. Lange.
 Date: 01/10/25 08:36 Re: NH 0664 Waterbury 1948 Author: broken_link I've been enjoying these photos of your father's.
Were the cab roofs wood lathing on the inside of the Alco RS (RS-1?) units? Looking at the image, it really struck me how the cab shape and construction of these seem to bridge between steam and diesel. Date: 01/10/25 09:06 Re: NH 0664 Waterbury 1948 Author: rbenko Very neat photo of a very new-looking RS1! Wonder what the hogger thought of it in comparison to the steam he ran for many years...
Date: 01/10/25 10:38 Re: NH 0664 Waterbury 1948 Author: BoilingMan rbenko Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Very neat photo of a very new-looking RS1! > Wonder what the hogger thought of it in > comparison to the steam he ran for many years... Whoever did his laundry loved it! SR Date: 01/10/25 18:46 Re: NH 0664 Waterbury 1948 Author: choochoochas Yes I believe it was wood lathing under the metal cab roof on those ALCos.
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