American Steel Foundries No. 8 (1 of 2)

I took this photo at the Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood Missouri, while on a business trip to St. Louis, Missouri. It shows former American Steel Foundry, Granite City Works No. 8 Center Cab Switcher. This Centercab Switcher was built by Whitcomb in 1943. Additional information for this Locomotive can be found at:

 

www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel134.html

 

The Museum of Transportation, near St. Louis, MO has a huge array of Transportation Vehicles on display, such as Railroad Locomotives & Rolling Stock, Classic Automobiles, Buses Trucks, Trolleys, Aircraft, etc. The Museum is located near the Barberry Lane (Big Bend Rd.) Exit of Interstate 270. The Museum address is 3015 Barrett Station Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63122. Their website is at:

 

transportmuseumassociation.org/

 

Disclaimer: I took this photo on December 22, 1993 with my Minolta Maxxim 5000 SLR using Print (Negative) Film when I was just learning photograph; so they are very soft & grainy. I scanned the Negative and used Photoshop Elements to correct the exposure and to generate this Digital Image

 

 

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