1940's General Electric Model 25 Rail Yard Switcher Powered By A Cummins HBI-600

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[@RailPreserver2K]

You guys may want to keep this little thing going for as long as you can because it seems to have outlasted even the larger/modern locomotive that's been cut up in the background.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Thats just the cab of an existing engine from a rebuild project. The engine itself is still in use with a new cab, AC traction, and new number

[@kingofthepod5169]

These are great little engines. Air brakes and electric transmisison are features you'd see on a full roadswitcher.

[@CheMechanical]

I am absolutely shocked that this thing can still operate given its condition. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@TheSmallestShayInExistance]

It's actually not that bad considering its age! Seen worse running.

[@beboboymann3823]

My father worked for Duke Power Company building coal fired electric generating plants. The railroad company would bring in several hundred hopper cars of coal and sideline them at the plant. All the plants in the system had switcher locomotives just like this. It hooked to the coal cars and maneuvered them to the rotator which spun the cars upside down to dump the coal. They nicknamed the little switcher engine the “Dinkie”. Day in day out those little engines made sure the plants got the coal they needed.

[@foraminuteforaminute4056]

I hope this little beastie continues to operate long past its centenary.

[@susangordonmerdler4036]

Love the "ON" and "OFF" switch 😂

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@mikego18753]

Fantastic! Thanks.

[@russhaper1705]

Obviously, you can’t save everything all the time but I would think this little “critter” might be a small celebrity in its own right. Bet you would have several thousand subscribers who would tune in just to see it move about the yard, merrily performing its job. Maybe a once a month post on the upkeep, yard moves and even a naming contest assuming it doesn’t have one. Good PR.

[@jclay6680]

That was my favorite HO train as a kid ( or something similar to it)

[@luislaplume8261]

Who knew that diesel locomotives could be built so small way back when? The switch locomotives of the Long Island Railroad were giants compared to them. 😊

[@jims6323]

Looks like a real "mechanic" maintains this beauty!

[@armandisip2287]

A close cousin to the Athearn Hustler!!! 😅

[@tomp8871]

That looks like a bulldozer without the bull.

[@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb]

I love how dash 9s are being scrapped and thing out ran them

[@emilealpha2392]

Thats WILD