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Diesel Era Magazine 2008 January February Lima-Hamilton Reading GP7s EMD SW1200
Diesel Era 2008 January February
10 EMD's SW1200 - Part 5Paul K. Withers
In Part 5 of our look at Electro-Motive Division of General Motors' popular SW1200 model, we begin to cover the D owners. This includes Class 1 carriers like Delaware, Lackawanna & Western; Denver & Rio Grande Western; and Florida East Coast.
22 Reading GP7sPaul K. Withers
This Northeastern carrier bought road switchers from all the major builders, but its fleet of 44 EMD GP7s proved to be the most reliable, with 17 units outlasting the Reading itself. For both freight and passenger service, these were truly jack-of-all-trades locomotives.
39 What's Left - Lima-Hamilton LocomotivesSteve Gerbracht
Building just 174 diesel-electric locomotives over a two-year span makes Lima-Hamilton one of the smaller diesel builders. But four examples survive today, nearly 60 years after being built. We take a look at these four plus an overview of the six different models Lima assembled.
50 A Look at Norfolk Southern's "New" Cab UnitsDiesel Era staff
Beginning their careers on "fallen flag" railroads like Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago Great Western, we look at the heritage of NS's premier office car motive power.
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