Dyersburg Switcher         
The Dyersburg Switcher's engine is tied down on the coal chute as today is this job's only day off. Old heads on the Fulton District used to call these engines Thunderbirds because they were geared to run high speed and the IC normally used them for power on the pigs.
Date: 7/6/2014 Location: Dyersburg, TN   Map Show Dyersburg on a rail map Views: 164 Collection Of:   Joe Marascalco
Locomotives: IC 3123(GP40R)    Author:  Joe Marascalco
Dyersburg Switcher
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Name Type Comments Date
William H. Davis Jr. General Nice shot 7/7/2014 5:31:13 AM
Joe Marascalco General thanks William! 7/7/2014 12:27:08 PM
Fred Goff General 3,000s would haul those pigs real good. 7/16/2014 9:50:35 PM
Joe Marascalco General yea, I can remember when 3 or 4 3000's were on the pigs every day 7/16/2014 10:08:01 PM

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