SW1 SLSF 10

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  1. friscomike

    friscomike Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Photographs of SW1 SLSF 10?
     
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  2. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Here are three rather poor Polaroid pictures I just found of SLSF 10, the SW1 purchased from PNC in 1979 for use on Blakely Island outside of Mobile, AL.

    These pictures were taken outside of the SLSF diesel shop in Springfield in the early spring, 1979, just after SLSF 10 was out of the shops after being rebuilt, refurbished, renumbered and given her new coat of Mandarin orange and white paint before being sent to Mobile to relieve GE 45-ton SLSF 11.

    SLSF 10 was originally GN 5103, built 9/41. She was then renumbered to GN 77, then to BN 77, then to WWV 77, then sold to PNC in 1978. The SLSF bought her from PNC in 3/79. What goes around comes around - SLSF 10 was renumbered to BN 70 in 1/1981 after the BN gobbled up our favorite railroad, and she was again given the gangrene paint treatment.

    The Frisco had its new SW1 on display during the Ozarks model railroad meet going on in Springfield that weekend in 1979, which is why we were there to take the pictures. She still reeked of new paint, and looked great!

    Note the tail end of U25B SLSF 819 in the first picture. That is son Kurt on the platform of the SW1 in the third picture. He was 11 years old then - my how time flies!

    This was a memorable Springfield visit for me - we not only enjoyed the meet and got in some good Frisco watching, but in addition I met Arthur Johnson, Lee Buffington and Ed Heiss for the first time on that visit. They each became good Frisco friends and mentors from that point on.

    I recall on the way back to St. Louis we got snowed in on I-44 and decided to stop and spend the night in Rolla. At least Kurt and I enjoyed a good pizza at Pryor's for our travel troubles.

    Ken
     

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  3. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    That is interesting.

    Did not know that Frisco's only SW1 did not come till 1979.
     
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  4. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    BOY! They sure looked good fresh from the paint shop. :cool:
     
  5. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Ethan,

    Yeah, the EMD SW1 was probably the only modern locomotive that had both the light weight and the power when rebuilt to do the job in Mobile to replace SLSF 11.

    EMD SW1s were not available new in 1979, so they must have shopped around for a good used one.

    It may still be at work down there.

    Does anybody know?

    Ken
     
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  6. TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020)

    TAG1014 (Tom Galbraith RIP 7/15/2020) Passed Away July 15, 2020 Frisco.org Supporter

    They are really little aren't they!

    I cannot remember if I ever saw a picture of one next to any other equipment that gave away its proportions.

    Tom
     
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  7. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Tom ,

    Yes, the SW1 is a little guy for sure.

    I just put a ruler on my Walthers Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) SW1.

    The body is about 30 feet long, the frame is about 40 feet long.

    Big end porches, you could put some deck chairs out there!

    The front porch had a big sand box on it.

    The engine was an EMD 600 HP V-6 567, single stack.

    The SW1 was made from 1939 through 1953. The earlier EMD SW used a Winton 201A engine.

    A real sports car!

    Ken
     
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  8. Larry F.

    Larry F. Member

    Of all the photographs I have seen of SLSF 10 I cannot recall seeing a shot of the right side of the engine.

    I do not necessarily need to see that view if someone can tell me if it had an all weather window for the engineer.

    Thanks in advance.

    Larry F.
     
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  9. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

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  10. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Larry,

    I have several shots of SLSF 10 showing the right side.

    A couple of my crummy Polaroid shots are attached with the locomotive at Springfield, 1979.

    None of the other shots show an all-weather window installed either.

    Actually, that would be an unlikely accessory for service in a tropical climate as their utility was generally found during cold weather.

    Ken

    slsf10sw1 sy1 79.jpg

    slsf10sw1 sy2 79.jpg
     
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  11. Larry F.

    Larry F. Member

    Thanks Charlie and especially Ken for the shots.

    I have one of the Walthers engines and I decided to finally do something with it.

    I assumed it did not have one but I wanted to be sure.

    Larry F.
     
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  12. Brad Slone

    Brad Slone Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Any idea what ever happened to the SLSF 10?

    I read back in an old issue of Railroad and Railfan that it had ended up in Alliance being converted to natural gas as their shop switcher.

    Brad Slone
     
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  13. gjslsffan

    gjslsffan Staff Member Staff Member

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  14. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Check today's Frisco Archive for another view.

    This was a coincidence by the way.

    I already had that one loaded up.

    Sent from my SCH-R950 using Tapatalk
     
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  15. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Charlie,

    The location shows "unknown."

    It looks like the idler flat car coupled to SLSF 10 that would have been used to switch cars on and off of the car ferry.

    I think this may be Blakely Island, Alabama?

    Any other thoughts?

    Best Regards,
     
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  16. FriscoCharlie

    FriscoCharlie Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    I think you are right.

    Charlie
     
  17. BN70

    BN70 Member

    I have seen pictures of BN 70 and it appears to not have one.

    The engine replaced the GE 45-ton SLSF 11 that worked the car float near Mobile, AL.

    If you want to know more about the unit, send me a message.
     
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  18. Joe Lovett

    Joe Lovett Member

    Jeff,

    I see that you are a new member.

    Welcome to the Frisco website!

    Joe
     
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