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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:10/14/2023 - 10/14/2023
Album Info:After taking the caboose ride at the Minnesota Transportation Museum, we were invited into the cab for the next ride. We couldn't pass up the opportunity of a cab ride!
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MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  The former Andersen Windows paint scheme has a Hallowwen look and being this was before Halloween, it was very appropriate!
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:28 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  24   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  Our engineer for our trip was waiting to help us aboard after we accepted her gracious offer for a cab ride. Unfdrtunately, Although she was an excellent engineer, I withheld posting her name since I didn't get full permission to use it. My bad!
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:32 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  The brass throttle handle gleams from the constant use and periodic cleaning I'll bet.
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:38 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  This simple instrument panels are locatied directly behind the throttle hump.
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:45 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  15   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  The instrument guages are simple but appropriate for this swithcer.
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:48 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  10   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  Sitting on the dash of the switcher and handy for any questions that might come up about the switcher is a copy of the Operating Manual for the SW-1.
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:09:54 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  This is the view of the MNTX SW1 switcher taken when we rode in the CBQ caboose on the first trip.
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:10:01 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  Our engineer in her seat behind the throttle for the SW1 unit was an excellent engineer and helped explain several things about the cab. Unfortunately, I had to withhold her name since I didn't get proper permission to post her name. My bad!
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:10:07 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Title:  MNTX SW1 #3110 - Minnesota Transportation Museum
Description:  This is a final view looking out the cab window before we left after out cab ride. It was a short trip but a VERY interesting one to this rail fan!!!
Photo Date:  10/14/2023  Upload Date: 11/15/2024 9:10:11 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 3110(SW1)
Views:  16   Comments: 1


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