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Diesel Era Magazine 2009 March/April New York Central FA-2s & FB-2s
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Diesel Era Magazine 2009 March/April New York Central FA-2s & FB-2s
Diesel Era Magazine is published bi-monthly. Vol20 #2
Contents
8EMD's SW1200 - Part 12 Paul K. Withers
In Part 12 of our look at Electro-Motive Division of General Motors' popular SW1200 model, we cover the S owners. These include Class 1 carriers Cotton Belt, Soo Line, and Southern Pacific; short line operator Sandersville Railroad; Bethlehem Steel's Steelton & Highspire; and logger Simpson Logging Co.
21Southern Pacific EMD SD39s The Mountain ClimberDiesel Era staff
At Southern Pacific's urging, EMD installed a turbocharged 12-cylinder 645-series prime mover on its six-axle platform, added extra ballast, and created a 2,300 horsepower "mountain goat" that was an ideal helper locomotive for the mountains of Southern California.
34 New York Central Alco Cab Units - Part 2
In this installment, we cover the improved FA-2/FB-2, Alco's answer to Electro-Motive Division's popular F7 series of locomotives. Although many of the original model's design flaws were addressed, the model still had the drawbacks of Alco's 244-series prime mover.
52 Locomotive Deliveries in the Year 2008
Paul K. Withers
Sean Graham-White
EMD's SD7OACe model and GE's Evolution Series ES44AC continue to be popular, with the two major builders delivering more than 1,200 locomotives. MotivePower continues to deliver MPXpress units for commuter service, while National Railway Equipment and Brookville have found buyers for their genset designs.
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