SMS Rail Service Incorporated (SLRS) 53 - BLW AS616
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Buried back in the trees was AS616 #53, ex Johnson Terminal in Muskogee, exx Trona. Terrible picture but still worth it for this beast.
53 was way back in the trees. These 2 Baldwins were stored on an unusjd spur, back in a forested area. Hard to find, which was the point, and helped keep them from being vandalized.
52 was REALLY buried back in the trees, and faciqg south. A north end shot head on was only way to get this end.
In 1998, a railfan on a weekend could find Baldwins, Alcos, and early Geeps at!the Port of Muskogee. Hiding literally back in the trees was AS616s 52 & 53, by this time owned by SMS Rail Services. A good shot was impossible without a chain saw, a boom truck, and several days effort, so this is what I could get.
2 AS-616s, an S-12, and a DS-4-4-660! For more Baldwin photos: http://yardlimit.railfan.net/baldwindiesels/contents.html