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1. Mark Davidson says:

   July 2, 2018 at 6:00 PM

   Location is Springfield, Missouri.

   The subject locomotive is sitting on shop track 6 east of the Springfield Diesel Shop. When the shop was originally built in 1950 it included five tracks. With the last of steam retired and additional diesels on the roster, in 1952 the railroad added a four track addition on the north side of the shop. The door for shop track 8 is visible to the left of the locomotive.

   On the ground around the tracks in front of the locomotive’s pilot note the triangular wood chock blocks. A few have been crushed and are no longer usable. The gray canvas on the front radiator air intake grill is used during cold weather to restrict air flow, thus increasing coolant temperatures and resulting cab heater temperatures.

   In the distance to the right is a gondola load of logs destine for Ozark Hardwood Company. This rail served industry was located just east of Kansas Avenue, north of the locomotive service tracks area. It was accessed from an industry spur that diverged off the north main track just west of the grade crossing at Broadway Avenue. Other businesses on this spur included Springfield Plywoods, Inc. and Barclay-Love Oil Company.

   The gondola is sitting on the Clinton Subdivision, also known as the High Line, west shops industries, Benwood Yard lead. Visible below the gondola further north are the two diesel fuel tank car unloading rack tracks that sat north of the diesel shop. Each track could hold five tank cars. Diesel fuel was unloaded and pumped into the two white bulk fuel storage tanks that stood northwest of the diesel shop.

   View is looking northwest.

   Hope this helps.

   Thanks!

   Mark

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