A Switcher Among the Clover - a photo on Flickriver

            LGEX 61, a rebuilt EMD SW8, sits a stone's throw over the Big Sioux River from South Dakota in Akron, Iowa.  Stumbling upon this locomotive was a complete surprise while making a leisurely drive along the Big Sioux River and bouncing between Iowa and South Dakota.

Some research yield some fascinating information about this locomotive.  It was at work recently in Sioux City, Iowa at the LG Everest facility.  The details are murky, but this unit has a history including a build date of  1938 as an EMD NW for the Kansas City Terminal, a rebuild date of 1952 into and SW8, and then sold to LG Everest.  Note the EMD lens cover on the bottom light - old photos reveal that the lower light has always been covered.

This may very well be the oldest diesel locomotive I have seen out in the wild and not in a museum.

Taken in: United States / Iowa / Portland Township / Akron (show map)

Taken on: June 26, 2022

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Akron

Iowa

LGEX 61

L.G. Everest

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Groups appears in: • Iowa Railroads • Railfan Atlas

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