Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum volunteer Ken Hoffman, facilitates the switching of the caboose to the diesel engine, known as a EMD SW-8 diesel switcher. The diesel locomotive was built in LaGrange, Ill., by General Motors Electromotive Division in 1951, for serving the U.S. Army in the Korean War. The engine has 800- horsepower and can switch direction without having to turn around.
| Date Taken: | 11.17.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 03.06.2012 16:05 |
| Photo ID: | 536217 |
| VIRIN: | 111117-A-XW365-107 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
| Size: | 10.09 MB |
| Location: | CALERA, AL, US |
| Web Views: | 58 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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