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GM&O Jack Local

By Brian Schmidt | September 5, 2023

Maroon and red diesel locomotives in grade crossing — Gulf, Mobile and Ohio F3 810B and RS3 1523 team up on the “Jack Local” crossing Routt Street in Jacksonville, Ill., in April 1963. The two units do not have compatible m.u. systems, so it’s possible that the F unit is rescuing a failed RS3. J. David Ingles photo

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