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Great story of the classic high-powered EMD units on the Southern. It would indeed be sad to see a sick SD45 in that condition, actually sadder to see it running as a slave unit rather than shinning up front. They were amazing machines in their day. Thanks for sharing that story of one.
This was an exciting and unusual picture which I have witnessed on the southern myself as the southern passes through centralism il
“On the Southern, road-switcher-type units were run long hood forward as much as the “normal” way.”
On the Southern Railway, long hood forward WAS the “normal” way!