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PIC OF THE DAY: Train Kept A-Rollin'

Friday, September 1, 2023
Photo by JARED JERNAGAN, Editor
With the progress of the Greencastle bicentennial mural barrelling down the line, artist Damien Mitchell does detail work on a Monon streamlined diesel engine that occupies the south portion of the Dick’s Barber Shop wall. Several more details are certain to have emerged by the time crowds arrive downtown Friday evening for September First Friday and the Green Light Art Festival.
Banner Graphic/JARED JERNAGAN

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  • Just my mind wondering, but is there significance of the "84A" number plate on the train?

    -- Posted by Brass101 on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 10:10 AM

  • MAGNIFICENT!

    -- Posted by Queen53 on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 11:28 AM

  • Maybe it should be "67A" for Putnam county...just sayin'

    -- Posted by Homegrown765 on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 3:20 PM

  • Looks like 84A was the model or class of the engine.

    http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/LocoPicture.aspx?id=77944

    -- Posted by valerienc on Fri, Sep 1, 2023, at 6:25 PM

  • 84A was the "Road Number". Each engine had a unique RN to identify the engine. 84A went into service in 1947. It was a model F3 (1,500hp) manufactured by General Motor's Electro-Motive Division (serial number 4459). It was retired in 1970 and traded back to EMD, likely for a newer model.

    -- Posted by jatorr on Sun, Sep 3, 2023, at 12:31 PM

  • Jatorr. Thank you for your information.

    -- Posted by Nit on Sun, Sep 3, 2023, at 8:48 PM
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