6904, Two units, one road number, a battle for the most unique

Started by Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR, June 21, 2012, 12:37:00 PM

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June 21, 2012, 12:37:00 PM Last Edit: June 21, 2012, 03:48:13 PM by Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RR
I caught 112 a few minutes ago with a newly rebuilt unibrow cab, then it hit me, I have a shot of an old unique southern unit with the same road number. Both of these engines are wonderfully unique, even if we can't agree on beauty vs ugly. First is my ancient alco cab unit in a surprising tuxedo paint scheme, next is todays 6904 with the unibrow cab. Must be something in a road number I suppose.....
"The engineer in the old high cab his gold watch in his hand, looking at the waterglass and letting down the sand, rolling out on the old main line taking up the slack, gone today so they say but tomorrow he'll be back...."

SouthernCrescent76

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June 21, 2012, 04:02:38 PM

Southern Railway road number 6904 was also an E-8 that pulled The Southern Crescent.  It was wrecked on October 8th, 1977 in a derailment at Spencer Yard, Spencer, NC.  I was on the train.  The engineer's name was Sam Sharpe.






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Bruce

Kentucky & Indiana Terminal RRTopic starter

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June 21, 2012, 04:05:47 PM
Yeah I had heard about that engine but didn't have a shot of it, that old alco is definitely not the unit people think of when they hear that number, that E is.
"The engineer in the old high cab his gold watch in his hand, looking at the waterglass and letting down the sand, rolling out on the old main line taking up the slack, gone today so they say but tomorrow he'll be back...."

NSMoWandS

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June 21, 2012, 04:48:02 PM
I would have to go with the Alco... for unique. The SD60E for ugh, ugh, ugh...ugly. And the E unit as beautiful... I saw one in Southern Paint at the RR museum in Duluith, GA. But, just my two cents.

SouthernCrescent76

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June 21, 2012, 06:23:35 PM

Here's another view of the derailment.



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Bruce

Ptrainman

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June 21, 2012, 06:29:46 PM
Quote from: NSMoWandS on June 21, 2012, 04:48:02 PM
I would have to go with the Alco... for unique. The SD60E for ugh, ugh, ugh...ugly. And the E unit as beautiful... I saw one in Southern Paint at the RR museum in Duluith, GA. But, just my two cents.
You hit the nail on the head, I could not agree more.


Paul

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