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NEW: Upcoming Whitcomb 65 Ton Switcher!

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Sunday, April 11, 2021 4:36 PM

Found this photo on the web of a Whitcomb 65 Tonner running in Staten Island, NY during 1988.

Photo Credit: Marc Pitanza 

 

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Saturday, May 8, 2021 1:03 AM

AntonioFP45
Whitcomb 65 Tonner running in Staten Island, NY during 1988.

Are those subway cars it is pulling?

-Kevin

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Saturday, May 8, 2021 8:20 AM

Hi Kevin,

Yes although those classic cars were actually part of the "Staten Island Railway" which is not physically connected to the rest of the NYC subway system. New Yorkers refer to them as subway cars, but officially they're called "Rapid Transit Railcars". 

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AntonioFP45
Whitcomb 65 Tonner running in Staten Island, NY during 1988.

 

Are those subway cars it is pulling?

-Kevin

 

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Posted by caldreamer on Sunday, September 26, 2021 11:51 AM

The Whitcomb 65 ton locomotive was produced in three versions.  The straight and angled cab sides and the high cab version.

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