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Loved the shots of the EMD switcher with the center section removed. I wonder if it's a slug or just being moved for repairs.

Tom

Interesting article. Nearby Fort Carson has a large rail yard used for shipping heavy armored equipment in and out to training ares and rebuild centers. I can always tell what's going on by watching the yard - lot's of flats, a unit is moving.

FiatFan Wrote:Loved the shots of the EMD switcher with the center section removed. I wonder if it's a slug or just being moved for repairs.

Tom

Actually, its even better, its an old Alco switcher, of which there are far fewer around.

I know for many years there was an alco switcher like that at the earle naval weapons station here in New Jersey, but i'm not sure if that was one of theirs. understandably, few people get a good look at what goes on in earle.

the switcher used to get loaned for excursion trips, so it would show up in public view on occaision.

the article wasn't kidding when they said OLD trains. except for a few new looking swicher in the background, those locomotives were all "transition era". The military is a good place to find old trains i bet. I wonder if they scrap them or offer them to mueseums?

GEC, That Alco was later and still is KJR 7135 (from the KJR web site):

(KJR 7135) Our ALCO (America Locomotive Company, located in Schenectady, NY; founded 1901) S-1 Switcher (originally #6) was build in 1943 (USN 65-00536) for the U.S. Navy.

It was used most of its career at Fort Dix, NJ as Army #7135. From 1974 to 1976, it was operated by the U.S. Navy at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, NJ.

The locomotive was moved to CASS, WV in August 1976 and from there to the South Branch Valley Railroad.

The Kiski Junction Railroad acquired the locomotive in June of 1995.
If anyone has any pictures of that unit while working for the military I hope they will share them. I have never seen any. I actually found another reference that said she was built for the US Army along with 2 other units in 1942, and was scheduled to be shipped to Zimbabwe, but got a different assignment.
Charlie

A lot of ex-military equipment has gone to museums in California -- an EMD Model 40 and some M of W equipment to Travel Town in Griffith Park from the Navy in Huntington Beach; some MRS-1s, a troop kitchen car, and probably other stuff to the Orange Empire museum; I think at least one MRS-1 to the Carrizo Gorge operation; and other military stuff in the San Francisco Bay area to Niles Canyon, I believe, including an FM H12-44.

Charlie B Wrote:GEC, That Alco was later and still is KJR 7135 (from the KJR web site):

(KJR 7135) Our ALCO (America Locomotive Company, located in Schenectady, NY; founded 1901) S-1 Switcher (originally #6) was build in 1943 (USN 65-00536) for the U.S. Navy.

It was used most of its career at Fort Dix, NJ as Army #7135. From 1974 to 1976, it was operated by the U.S. Navy at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, NJ.

The locomotive was moved to CASS, WV in August 1976 and from there to the South Branch Valley Railroad.

The Kiski Junction Railroad acquired the locomotive in June of 1995.
If anyone has any pictures of that unit while working for the military I hope they will share them. I have never seen any. I actually found another reference that said she was built for the US Army along with 2 other units in 1942, and was scheduled to be shipped to Zimbabwe, but got a different assignment.
Charlie

There is one or two pictures of that Alco in this book. It seems to be in an all yellow paint scheme, but dirty.

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I have seen a lot of military items but one thing I noticed about Naval railroad items was when it was sitting still it was being painted yellow, with a brush and lots of paint. however, the 7135 didn't have too much rust to repain considering the other ALCO S units I have seen, so it was, in this instance, a good thing.
I will try to locate that book at the library and give it a read. Thanks for the tip.
Charlie