Thanks. Its interesting to see some of their collection.
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Nice image, John with plenty to keep the eye busy! I like the composition on this one as well. Thanks for sharing.
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What is the unusual looking car next to the 2 Frisco Box Car's?
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A lot of interest in this! Almost looks like a model train set at first, also. Nice one.
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The "unusual car" next to the two Frisco box cars is actually a diesel electric locomotive built by Westinghouse, whose production line design favored the rare "hipped" carbody, like early New York Central S-class electric switchers. In essence, it was a full-width carbody from the frame up to the cab windows, with a narrower body above, known as the Visability Cab. With the cab at one end (nearest the camera,) this makes it a single-engined 300 h.p. unit, whereas larger twin-engined examples featured a centered cab with duplicate machinery at either end.
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