by steelwheels
Hi Guys this is going back in time when I was serving an Apprenticeship on the CNR part of my training eas at an Interchange point in my case Niagara Falls Ontario time frame early 50,s at that time the Lehigh Valley ,The Erieand the Wabash all ran trains through the Falls at night we would get a train from Suspension Bridge on the Lehigh its number was MS told it stood for Manchester to Suspension Bridge another later the SS Sayer Pa.to Suspension Bridge and one other I cant recall the No. anyway one night it came across it was powered by a large Baldwin Road Switcher NO. 200 it was the only time I can recall seeing it The Erie also had a big Black&yellow Switcher I cant recall make or model its been a while The Wabash used 2-8-2 Mikados on the Junkers but Their Hotshot was the Wabash Flying Saucer poewred by GM F-3s painted a silverish geay and blue with a flag on the nose of the engines real sharp she did not stop we gave her a running inspestion and she was on her way to Detroit via Welland Junction Too bad to-day all these roads are Fallen Flags