Gulf Oil 70-tonner no. 8 headed for scrap         
After its Army service and a rebuild to 70-ton specification by Whitcomb 12/1947, this loco was sold to Gulf Oil to work in Port Arthur, TX. Here it is on the MoPac with UP 321, both on their way to Precision National for scrapping. Jim Wilson photo, from the Ralph L. Phillips collection of the Bay State Model Railroad Museum.
Date: 11/28/1979 Location: Kansas City, MO   Map Show Kansas City on a rail map Views: 98 Collection Of:   Bay State Model Railroad Museum
Locomotives: GOCX 8(65 Tonner) UP 321(GP9)   Rolling Stock: RBOX 10879 (Box Car) Author:  Jim Wilson
Gulf Oil 70-tonner no. 8 headed for scrap
Picture Categories: Roster,Yard This picture is part of album:  Whitcomb 65-ton Switchers
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