Slocum's Joe (Fallout 4)

Slocum's Joe #38The Switchboard terminal entries; SigInt terminal #03, Slocum's Joe Weekly Update is a location in the Commonwealth in 2287. 
==Background==
Slocum's Joe #38 housed a secret pre-War government facility called the Switchboard with two entrances: one from the basement and another from a sewer pipe covered in vegetation outside the city. The Switchboard was used as a secret base of operation for the Defense Intelligence Agency, with the assigned DIA personnel also operating the shop above to act as cover. Their aim was to run the shop as poorly as possible to avoid customer traffic, but despite their efforts, they were still seeing increases in sales as of September 2077. The agency's latest attempt to reduce shop traffic was "Operation Rotten Egg", suggested by an unnamed general, which would have involved covering the store with foul odors.
Post-War, the Railroad used the Switchboard as their main headquarters until it was raided by the Institute. Following the Institute's purge of the Switchboard, Slocum's Joe #38 is now occupied by synths and fortified with turrets and fragmentation mines.
==Layout==
The building contains three floors, including a top floor with kitchen, the first floor with another kitchen and a serving area for coffee, and the basement which is a separate area from the rest of the store. A bookshelf in the basement, under the only working light in the room, contains an elevator to the Switchboard. It cannot be activated until Tradecraft is started.
The basement can be accessed through a locked door southeast of a tipped orange railway car south of Drumlin Diner, inside a sewer pipe entrance that is hidden behind vines. Inside there are multiple terminals and doors that can be picked. There are radscorpions, a turret, and several synths. There are two fusion cores, hazmat suits, and other apparel. In the basement, one can find a U.S. Covert Ops magazine, "Whistling In The Dark," located in an office on a desk that has a computer with a globe. There is also a large door locked behind an inaccessible terminal. 
While doing Tradecraft for the Railroad, one may find Gen 1 and Gen 2 synths and two machine gun turrets. Fragmentation mines can be found outside regardless of whether the quest has been started or not.
==Related quests==
* Tradecraft
==Appearances==
Slocum's Joe #38 appears only in Fallout 4.
==Gallery==
FO4 Slocum Joe's elevator closed.jpg|Elevator is hidden behind the bookcase
FO4 Slocum Joe's elevator opening.jpg|Bookcase opening
FO4 Slocums Joe sign.jpg|Close up of sign
==References==
Category:Lexington
Category:Fallout 4 unmarked locations
Category:Slocum's Joe locations
ru:Кафе «Слокам Джо»