As my snappy title has said, Today we are exploring the Lady B, or better know as EMD #103, The history on this B unit starts in the year 1939. EMD is trying to produce an engine for railway companies, that will beat the steam engine (Or at least, try too). EMD was the first company to try and dig out Steam's foot hold in America. They created the EMD #103 demonstrator train, and took it on a tour of the western railroads, where water was sparse for long expanses over the dry desert. It was a large success, with the AT&SF (Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe) buying over 153 cab-equipped A-units, and 167 cabless B-units. The original A+B+B+A Demonstrator unit also being sold to Southern Railway. Over the years this engine and its units were separated. The original A unit, from the nose of the 103 set, was given to the National Transportation Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. The B-unit, falling into the hands of another museum. During its use (With the railway), however, it had a fire, and its engine was damaged, and replaced with a steam boiler for passenger comfort. Sadly, information after this period, is largely unknown, all that i know, is that the museum received this engine before the flood of 85', it now sits in the second track of the museum and is awaiting its restoration.
If i have miss stated or have the wrong information, please share, due to this is another piece of rolling stock that I do not know much about.
And now the pictures! We get a little more special, with a slide show! So much easier for the blogger.... First slide show contains Indoor and Misc shots, Second exterior shots.
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