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Locomotive 8625

Just east of Pier B is an exhibit of a locomotive similar to the ones that moved cars around the 60th St. Yard. Locomotive 8625 is a 60-ton, 660-horsepower was a switching engine built in 1964 by American Locomotive Company. This engine served similar service in Brooklyn's Cross Harbor Railroad before being retired and moved here as an exhibit in 2006.

05/13/2010 14:56:48
Locomotive 8625

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Locomotive 8625

05/13/2010 14:55:02
Locomotive 8625

05/13/2010 14:48:40
Locomotive 8625 and Me

05/13/2010 14:55:18
Coupler

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Locomotive 8625

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Locomotive 8625

10/10/2008 12:02:47
Locomotive controls

11/17/2006 15:23:08
Locomotive 8625

09/01/2008 13:46:15
Locomotive 8625

10/10/2008 12:03:48
Locomotive wheels and coupling