May 1965. It’s a tight fit in the cab of an EF-1. Click on photo to enlarge. Looking carefully you can make out the curved radius of the 16 notch throttle controller.
As I recall, these units were part of a growing scrap heap out back of South Tacoma Shops. Built in 1915 by Alco-GE, A+B were semi-permanently coupled, the pair rated at 3,000 hp. While the road is still operating when these photos were taken, this place always had an ominous empty feeling ...

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So THAT'S what the Box Cabs looked like inside...awesome! Only one I've seen in person is displayed downtown in Harlowton MT. If only the Milwaukee had held out with their electrics for a couple more years; history would probably be different.
Thanks for the great pic!
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