by Vakharn
About 10 years ago there was an Alco S4 sitting at the end of a long abandoned stretch of track near where I used to live. At some point it was moved out by truck. While I didn't witness this myself I know it was by truck because of the fact that there are fairly large trees grown between the rails. This locomotive had been partially stripped before it was left there, the pistons and cylinder heads removed, as well as many other parts. I happened to be in the area this past weekend and went to see if anything had been left behind when they removed the locomotive. At first I didn't think anything had, but I found a large part stuck under some ties which I think were used in the process of lifting the locomotive onto the truck. I've attached a photo of it. I'd like to know if anyone knows what this part may be, or even if it was from that Alco. The place the locomotive used to be has been used as a dumping place, and there were a couple of old appliances, car batteries, and other junk lying around so it's possible this isn't from the locomotive. However going by the scale of the part and the fact that it appears to have a lubrication connection on one side leads me to believe that it is from the S4. The part weighs about 40 pounds and I included a quarter in the photos for scale.
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7816/alcopart1.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/52/alcopart2.jpg
So, any idea what this part might be? Is it from an Alco, or is it just some random peice of junk someone dumped there?
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7816/alcopart1.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/52/alcopart2.jpg
So, any idea what this part might be? Is it from an Alco, or is it just some random peice of junk someone dumped there?