USAX 1674 (GE 80-Ton) in Letterkenny A.D.  Contributor's Pick!       
Date: 9/24/2010 Location: Chambersburg, PA Views: 800 Collection Of:   William Grimes
Locomotives: USAX 1674(80Tonner)    Author:  William Grimes
USAX 1674 (GE 80-Ton) in Letterkenny A.D.
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Tim Moriarty General During a visit in September 1996 the local rail crew said they added the B to the number because they thought all locomotives were supposed to have a B prefix on the number. Previously they had two MRS1s (the ones donated to the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum and later scrapped on site) which were numbered B2044 and B2052. The B indicated the locomotive was equipped with a boiler for providing steam heat to passenger cars. The crew was unaware of this and they continue to slap a B onto locomotives that arrive at the depot. 2/7/2013 1:51:47 PM
Tim Moriarty General During a visit in September 1996 the local rail crew said they added the B to the number because they thought all locomotives were supposed to have a B prefix on the number. Previously they had two MRS1s (the ones donated to the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum and later scrapped on site) which were numbered B2044 and B2052. The B indicated the locomotive was equipped with a boiler for providing steam heat to passenger cars. The crew was unaware of this and they continue to slap a B onto locomotives that arrive at the depot. 2/7/2013 1:51:58 PM

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