Ken Reuben was in the Army and at Whittier in 1944-45. (WWII, The BIG ONE as Archie Bunker would say). He was an electrician in the Engineer Utilities Platoon. The weather was generally miserable and come a day when the sun was shining, Ken would go out and do some photography. Pictured above are shots of 2-8-0 number 577 at the head of a work train.

Photos courtesy of Ken Reuben