What happened to the battery switcher?

What happened to the battery switcher?
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What happened to the battery switcher?

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What happened to the battery switcher?

by Otto Vondrak
Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:00 pm

I didnt know MN had this antique on their hands... what happened to it?

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by DutchRailnut
Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:19 am

"the Mule"just no longer used, its still sitting with the 2017 just north of the shop.
Built in New York Central days and even had a official locomotive number it did not have brakes and stopping was done by just reversing the traction motors, no handbrake either so wheelchocks needed to be used. it became absolete when the new wheeltrue machine was built and a track mobile was bought to move the cars.

If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???

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