Dave Bowen photos

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This unit is actually Leesburg's 1973 Seagrave PB which would have been running as Engine 1 at the time this photo was taken - it was eventually placed in reserve status and now belongs to one of their long time members.  Leesburg sent this out for a refurb sometime after this photo was taken and high-side compartments were added on the left side.  Both this unit and the 1968 Seagrave were equipped with in-line 6-71 Detroit Diesel engines and 5-speed manual transmissions with 2-speed axles - you could hear them coming from a long way off!  If you look closely, you can see a portion of their 1971 Seagrave PB TDA behind the Engine.  This unit had an 8v71 Detroit Diesel with a Jake Brake that would rattle windows in the downtown businesses when slowing to pass through an intersection - the TDA was eventually replaced with an E-One rearmount aerial and sold to the Baltimore City Fire Department where it ran both first line and reserve status for several years.

 

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