Month: September 2016

Polly Switchers

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Here’re three more pix of those switchers in Polly KY:

lookinginto

This is looking at the back of the switcher.

controls

These are the controls by the engineer’s chair.  Note the intercom speaker.

regisplate

This is the registration plate on the back switcher (the front one was gone).  It’s been smoothed down over the years, but I think the model number is D904703 (that “D” could be a “O”) and the serial number is 52G155.

Two Blue Switchers

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gmswitchers

Ran across these at a mostly abandoned coal mine and processing plant in Polly KY.
I am no expert on engines, but these are switchers made by the General Motors Electromotive Division…maybe carry the NW designation, which would mean they date from the early 40s.  I was able to get the serial number, but it didn’t yield any information when I conducted a search.

These have been hit by vandals.  That’s no surprise.