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Posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019 On Saturday October 5th SMS had their inaugural "Wheels & Rails Car Show" at their Bridgeport NJ headquarters in cooperation with New Jersey Operation Lifesaver. CSX sent their 3 “Pride in Service” GE widecabs for the event. All were repainted at the Huntington (WV) shop.ES44AC-H #1776 (ex-#3112 built by GE in 2013) honors the military with a digital camouflage scheme. The locomotive was painted this past April:  Also done in April was ES44AC-H #911 (GE 2008) honoring first responders:  ES44AC-H #3194 (GE 2013) is a Tier 4 Credit locomotive (Pop tier 4 credit locomotives into Google for more info) that was released in August 2019 honoring law enforcement:  The SMS Baldwin show was also on display. AS616 (All Service-6 traction motors-1600 HP) #554 is Ex-Trona #54, exx-Kaiser Steel #1012B. This model would end up being the best selling Baldwin road switcher at 221 engines. The 554 retains the 608SC prime mover, Westinghouse electricals and last I checked it still had the Westinghouse brake. This ‘un was built in 1952 and is the last operable Baldwin 6 axle left.  PRR DS4-4-1000 (Diesel Switcher-4 axles-4 traction motors-1000HP) #9069 was built 1949 and is the real deal. SMS fired up the 6 cylinder 606 supercharged diesel from time to time during the day:  However B&O #412 is not the real deal. The VO1000 (De La Vergne model VO 6 cylinder inline supercharged-1000HP) was built for the Navy and numbered 19 in '45. This would be the best selling (548) BLW switcher :  This S12 (Switcher-1200HP) was built in 1953 for Michigan Limestone as #116. A supercharged 606A provides the HP and, like the 2 previous switchers Westinghouse provides the electrical equipment & brake system :  Owner Bobb Losse & hired hand Elliott Moxley were giving tours of the ex Louisville & Nashville FA2 they are restoring. Originally L&N #309 (Alco 1956), the cab unit was acquired by the Long Island & modified for duty as a cab car/HEP source & numbered 602. Much work needs to be completed before it gets the Pennsylvania freight cab unit treatment (Brunswick Green with a single stripe) complete with trainphone antenna hardware. Elliott tells me that the prime mover is a model 250 (or 244H) 12 cylinder w turbo and is very similar to an RS11 mechanically:  An EMD invader! The Carneys Point SW1200 was built for the Katy as SW900 #1229 in 1952:  The ex-Santa B23-7 was earning money switching while the event took place:  Personally I thought the attendance would be better than this:  Of course I got stopped by a train in Blandon PA on the way home. This was a MONSTER NS intermodal featuring double & single stack containers plus TOFC...but no DPU either in the middle or on the rear:  |
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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Tue Oct 8 21:13:30 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. GREAT PHOTOS !! |
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Posted by Bill West on Wed Oct 9 02:15:12 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. Nice show, thanks for the photo tour Kevin. When I first saw VO1000's like B&O 412 I was told that the VO stood for Very Old....Bill |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 06:33:21 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill West on Wed Oct 9 02:15:12 2019. Can I use that line? :0) |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Wed Oct 9 06:58:51 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. Really sorry I couldn't make this event :-( |
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Posted by 3-9 on Wed Oct 9 07:53:27 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. That's interesting. I thought that when the LIRR converted some of their locomotives to cabs/HEP, they removed some or all of the engine innards. But enough was left in the FA2 for it to be restored back into a locomotive? |
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Posted by chuchubob on Wed Oct 9 08:16:27 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. Good coverage, Kevin. The classic car that caught my eye was this 1911 Stanley Steamer.
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 08:59:07 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by 3-9 on Wed Oct 9 07:53:27 2019. The LI cab car fleet was modified to various degrees based on condition. The ex-L&N units were part of the last FA2 order & were pretty well maintained. There is a Long Island Cab Car site out there that goes into detail about the different conversions. |
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Posted by 3-9 on Wed Oct 9 09:44:38 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 08:59:07 2019. Thanks for the info, I think this is it: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrFA/lirrFA.htm |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 10:18:51 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by 3-9 on Wed Oct 9 09:44:38 2019. That's the site! The 309 presently has traction motors but I don't know if the trucks were replaced with complete rebuilds or had TMs installed in the originals. |
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Posted by Bill West on Wed Oct 9 13:35:21 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 06:33:21 2019. You're welcome. Double whammy, the 412 number also hit the funny bone. For the young'uns a popular cop show in the 50's was Dragnet. Actor Jack Webb played the star, Sgt. Joe Friday, as an absolutely stone faced emotionless persona. In later years it became a light joke. Stan Freburg who was known for funny songs on pop radio did a satire on Dragnet, having Friday investigating the old "St George slaying the maiden devouring dragon" fable. After arresting the the dragon he does his usual citing of the charge, a 502, devouring maidens out of season. The dragon goes into a big emotional protest and Friday charges him again, this time with a 412. The dragon goes into a bigger burst of emotion screaming "412 what's a 412" to which cold voiced Friday replies "overacting".When I refreshed my memory of Freburg's song I found that the older railfans on RailPages.AU had also taken up up the dragon's chant just as we did out west here. So in the 60's putting up your B&O shot would have brought a loud, protesting "412? what's a 412?" from the audience. Good memories, Bill |
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Posted by Express Rider on Wed Oct 9 15:31:31 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill West on Wed Oct 9 13:35:21 2019. Ah, the St. George parody - I have the original 45 rpm, remember that dialogue well! Very funny!There were several more of those Stan Freberg parodies on 45 records. I never had them, but either my 7th grade algebra teacher or a classmate brought them to class, to play the day before the Christmas holidays (1962!) when it wasn't uncommon for one or more classes to have a little party during that period instead of a lesson. |
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Posted by Express Rider on Wed Oct 9 15:34:58 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019. Excellent photos! Thanks, as always, for sharing! |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 16:22:18 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Express Rider on Wed Oct 9 15:34:58 2019. Thank you all for looking! |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Oct 9 17:06:14 2019, in response to PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Tue Oct 8 20:43:54 2019.  
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 18:00:23 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Oct 9 17:06:14 2019. The 309 is ex-LI #602. It arrived in Reading shortly after you photographed it. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Oct 9 19:02:07 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Oct 9 17:06:14 2019. Thanks Kev, but what about the other two FA's, where did they go ?Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 21:00:55 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed Oct 9 19:02:07 2019. This is the latest on the FA2/1 power packs that kept their original 12 cylinder ALCO prime movers. Culled from the S. Berliner III site:#600...FA-2m...to Western New York Railway Historical Society (Lackawanna, NY) #601...FA-2m...to Engines Preservation, Inc./Bobb Losse #602...FA-2m...to Engines Preservation, Inc./Bobb Losse #603...FA-2m...to Anthracite Railroads Historical Association-to Delaware-Lackawanna #604...FA-2m...to Illinois Railway Museum #610...FA-2m...to Mohawk Hudson Chapter, NRHS, then Western Maryland Railway Historical Society #618...FA-1m...to Railroad Museum of New England (as NH 0401) |
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Posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 21:16:37 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 21:00:55 2019. Didn't add this little tidbit: all the FAs that came to Reading had their ALCO prime movers. IIRC 4 of them made the trip but I don't have the LI numbers. We were going to do the rebuilding at the Erection Hall but shortly after they arrived we lost the lease & couldn't raise the money to buy the building. Reading Tech moved to Leesport PA and the stuff owned by other entities (like the FAs) also had to go. I was looking forward to helping out with that project :( |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Oct 9 22:57:07 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Express Rider on Wed Oct 9 15:31:31 2019. wunerful' a wunerful' |
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Posted by Express Rider on Thu Oct 10 02:10:30 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Oct 9 22:57:07 2019. yep! |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Oct 10 06:39:33 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 21:16:37 2019. Thank you.Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Oct 10 06:41:31 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Wed Oct 9 21:00:55 2019. Thanks Kev.About those three FA's in those two photos I posted, can you make out the numbers ? I think I see #601 & #602. Can't make out the one with the red front numbered #596. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by kp5308 on Thu Oct 10 09:32:06 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Oct 10 06:41:31 2019. I could not read any of the numbers. If I get a chance I'll dig out the slides... |
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Posted by kp5308 on Fri Oct 11 18:30:31 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by Bill Newkirk on Thu Oct 10 06:41:31 2019. The 596 is ex-Long Island #603. It has been moved to the Delaware-Lackawanna shop in Scranton. |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Fri Oct 11 19:35:12 2019, in response to Re: PHOTOS: SMS 25th Anniversary, posted by kp5308 on Fri Oct 11 18:30:31 2019. The 596 is ex-Long Island #603. It has been moved to the Delaware-Lackawanna shop in Scranton.Thank you. Bill Newkirk |
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