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Posted by Jones1945 on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 6:57 AM

BaltACD

That is a 1944 Whitcomb 65DE19a #8416 Center Cab Diesel-Electric Locomotive.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1062644

Built for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. The low cab feature was for use in Europe during WWII. After the war unit was sold to Virginia-Carolina Chemical#23, ex Mobil, ex IMC-Agrio...

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, January 17, 2022 3:01 PM

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Thanks for the links.  They don't identify what the locomotive that is parked there is.  It is a small center cab deal with rounded corners both horizontal and vertical and painted a fading light blue with no ownership identity painted on it. 

This one? 

https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=a16c5678-b531-4060-a2f3-a620cac92b60&gid=3

That is the one!

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Posted by Jones1945 on Monday, January 17, 2022 4:17 AM

BaltACD

Thanks for the links.  They don't identify what the locomotive that is parked there is.  It is a small center cab deal with rounded corners both horizontal and vertical and painted a fading light blue with no ownership identity painted on it.

This one? 

https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=a16c5678-b531-4060-a2f3-a620cac92b60&gid=3

 

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Posted by Backshop on Sunday, January 16, 2022 5:49 PM

It appears to be a Whitcomb.  With its low cab, it could be ex-US Army.

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, January 16, 2022 2:20 PM

Jones1945

Thanks for the links.  They don't identify what the locomotive that is parked there is.  It is a small center cab deal with rounded corners both horizontal and vertical and painted a fading light blue with no ownership identity painted on it.

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Posted by Jones1945 on Sunday, January 16, 2022 6:44 AM
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Lake Wales, FL
Posted by BaltACD on Saturday, January 15, 2022 11:00 PM

Was driving from Sebring to Jacksonville and got detoured around highway bridge construction on US 27 in Lake Wales, FL.  The detour took me past a old railroad station that had a caboose, passenger car and a center cab locomotive whose manufacturer I could not tell.

Anyone have any further information?

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