Question re: Class A in Passenger Service - 1950's

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The passenger trains on the Valley were not heavy enough to require class A
power.
This must have been a troop train or some other special movement.
Vas you effer in Zinzinnati?
- EK

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 10:58 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone.
>
> Recently the attached photo was shared in a Facebook group focused on
> Circleville, Ohio.
>
> The locomotive has its cast pilot right on the edge of US 23, locally
> called South Court Street. This positioning was typical for passenger
> station stops in Circleville, and it implies that this A has a passenger
> train behind it.
>
> Were A’s used in passenger service on the Columbus District in the is ca
> 1950’s time frame? Did the Korean War generate the kind of troop trains
> that would warrant a 1200?
>
> I suppose it’s possible that this is a moving freight that the
> photographer just happened to capture at this particular spot. It seems
> unlikely that a freight would stop at this location as it would foul
> multiple street crossings.
>
> As a side note, the track on the right side of the frame is the original
> SVRR alignment. It’s still in occasional use today.
>
> Matt Goodman
> Columbus, Ohio, US
>
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