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Author:  Bob Yarger [ Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Whitcomb critter page

Lots of tiny locomotives.

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel96.html
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Author:  Bob Yarger [ Thu Feb 26, 2004 1:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Thousand Islands Whitcomb

I think this one was an electric steeple cab originally. Does it still look like this or has it deteriorated?

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tir500.jpg
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Author:  G. Jenista [ Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thousand Islands Whitcomb

> I think this one was an electric steeple cab
> originally.

Actually, no. A previous discussion thread [whether on RyPN or another list, I don't recall] resulted in information that Thousand Islands #500 was built from the outset as a gas-electric [later converted to diesel] switcher. There was recently a website put out by the group that restored it (alas, URL unkown)..

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Author:  R.L.Kennedy [ Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thousand Islands Whitcomb

> I think this one was an electric steeple cab
> originally. Does it still look like this or
> has it deteriorated?

Correct it was rebuilt from an electric loco.
See article linked herewith.

Last I heard it was not too bad looking.


Early Diesels
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Author:  Ken Jones [ Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Thousand Islands Whitcomb

Somewhere among all my pictures i have some shots of it from 2 yrs ago....I looks pretty much the same as the picture you posted Bob....I'll hunt them down and send a couple over to you....

Ken

Niagara Falls Railway Museum
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