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Diesel Era Magazine 2004 May June Portland Terminal C&NW GP38-2 Missouri Pacific
Diesel Era 2004 May June
8 MotivePower, Inc. 2003 Locomotive ActivitiesNorman E. Anderson
The year of the commuter locomotives - MPI had no fewer than four major contracts under way: new MP36PH-3S units for Metra, new MP36PH-3Cs for Caltrain, remanufacturing F4OPH-2C units for MBTA, and overhauling F59PHI units for Caltrans.
17 Portland Terminal Company of MaineDavid R. Sweetland
Operating a fleet of diesel locomotives whose appearance once mimicked those of its parent companies, Maine Central and Boston & Maine, PT is best known for its use of Alco switchers. But it also kept a pair of road switchers on its roster.
32 Chicago & North Western GP38-2sDiesel Era staff
In a situation that would happen more than once, C&NW purchased a group of locomotives built to another railroad's specifications. Although they were painted standard C&NW Stagecoach yellow and green, closer examination revealed a few details not found on then-current North Western locomotive orders.
41 Missouri Pacific EMD BL2sDiesel Era staff
EMD's unique road switcher design found few buyers, but MoPac, eager to dieselize, purchased eight of the units for branchline freight service.
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