Looking tired and tattered these units appear stored and retired. They started as US Navy then went to Beaufort and Morehead. When WCLR came into existence in 1987 they appeared with others. Ap... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Sept 8 2008 — Columbia Business Center 80-ton Whitcomb CBCX 101 is stored near Thompson Metal Fab in the former Kaiser Shipyards. Whitcomb built the unit in July 1944 and delivered ... (more)

VANCOUVER WA Oct 2 1978 — Columbia Industrial Park 80-ton Whitcomb 101 (built in July 1944) awaits switching duties as Burlington Northern cabooses roll east in the background. It started life a... (more)

Former Black Hills Power & Light No. 1 has been at Hill City since 1983 providing back-up power; GP9 No. 63 arrived a week ago from Progressive Rail in Minnesota (it had to be trucked in).

This is another example of the standard center-cab 80 ton locomotive used on short line and industrial sites throughout North America.