THE FIRELESS LOCOMOTIVE
A new era arrives. A spotless Diesel is pushed into the NCR yard to replace the Company’s venerable steam-storage locomotives.
On one of its last working days, the Rubicon, now on display at Carillon Park, pushed its successor to the factory engine house.
With several NCR employees aboard, the replacement engine makes its first run across Dayton’s South Main Street.
The old yields to the new. The Rubicon turns switching responsibilities over to the modern Diesel. The transfer is symbolized by an employee handclasp.