Re: Old diesels

"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
> 
> I already told you of the Union Railroad of Oregon 1928 Plymouth
> switcher.  Don't know where it went after the line ceased operating.

It is owned by a trucking company in Iowa.  It was originally built with
a spark-ignition engine, and was later repowered with an automobile
engine, so I don't think it really qualifies as a diesel.
 
> For a while, the Strasburg Rail Road (mostly a tourist line) hauled a
> little freight on their line.  Rather than use one of their steam
> locomotives in such service, they had a 1926 Plymouth diesel.  

I believe that locomotive is still gasoline powered, so it wouldn't
count as a diesel locomotive. Plymouth didn't build a diesel-powered
switcher until 1927.

The original spark-ignition engines of that era could typically operate,
after a fashion, using various fuels including gasoline or distillates,
which could cause some confusion.