In yesterday’s post we saw three SP EMD switchers, so it is only fair that today we see some Fairbanks-Morse. While on a family vacation to California at age 17, on February 25th in 1972 I was able to record two different H-10-44’s. I had a little sun for the first one, and with the help of a friendly roundhouse foreman at South San Francisco, I was able to photograph #2360 resting between assignments. Check out those original steam locomotive mars lights!
Later in the day I had less sun at San Jose, but a much more lively performance from #2396 blowing smoke as it accelerated away from a cut of cars in the yard.
Tomorrow I’ll see if I can post a few shots of their big brothers, the Trainmasters in commuter service.
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That is one odd looking switcher.