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

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 I don't  think that is a passenger train and it does not look as if its stoped either 

Larry Evans

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

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