The locomotive cab found in the river clearly displays #10 in bright white. Jeff thought there was a 50? something hiding behind the 10. Lettering in white at the bottom indicated class 0160 21/26. Checking the locomotive rosters showed this in fact to be a Class C 160 with 21 inch stroke and 26 inch bore. Locomotive #503 was destroyed in the 1951 roundhouse fire while undergoing repairs. The cab and various other parts eventually were dumped in the Matanuska Rip Rap. The wind blown sand had carefully blasted away most of the 503 to clearly reveal #10 from this locomotives earlier life with the US Army.

Commentary by Pat Durand