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Post by yachtsmanwilly on May 25, 2022 6:40:45 GMT -5
Always thought that was an EMD. ALCOs were soo similar in appearance you can hardly tell them apart. I believe the ALCOs ran Fairbanks Morse OPs (haha) for the better part. This page show a lot of motive stuff... "days gone by" right? I couldnt get your link to work SKY. Train guys are weird LOL... www.american-rails.com/14465.htmlJust some more shipyard shots in Esky...Check the 6-71? Bad water chemistry?? Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on May 25, 2022 6:52:23 GMT -5
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Post by Avenger on May 25, 2022 7:44:36 GMT -5
ALCOs had ALCO engines, Fairbanks had Fairbanks engines and EMDs had EMD engines.
From back in the day when manufacturers made their own stuff because they didn't outsource it to China or didn't have the R&D funding to meet the ridiculous regulations.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on May 25, 2022 17:11:38 GMT -5
Youll never cease to amaze me SCROD! I never knew F-M built locos' as well! Heres an 0-6-6-0 and I think, a 0-4-4-4 or is this considered a 0-4-8-0, (0-4-6-0)? Dont ever recall seeing one on the road. Hmmm. I know my dad was involved with an EMD/OP and it was a total failure. LaGrange, Il. is on the C,B, and Q (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy) road used for EMD real time Dyno testing, and I remember him saying how the towns on the line hated to "hear" the OPs roll through town. I guess really LOUD! Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on May 25, 2022 17:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by skycheney on May 25, 2022 21:10:32 GMT -5
Always thought that was an EMD. ALCOs were soo similar in appearance you can hardly tell them apart. I believe the ALCOs ran Fairbanks Morse OPs (haha) for the better part. This page show a lot of motive stuff... "days gone by" right? I couldnt get your link to work SKY. Train guys are weird LOL... www.american-rails.com/14465.htmlJust some more shipyard shots in Esky...Check the 6-71? Bad water chemistry?? View AttachmentView AttachmentView AttachmentYou're right, Bill. That's actually an EMD FP7A. They are very similar.
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Post by skycheney on May 25, 2022 21:14:02 GMT -5
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Post by Avenger on May 26, 2022 0:13:43 GMT -5
Youll never cease to amaze me SCROD! I never knew F-M built locos' as well! Heres an 0-6-6-0 and I think, a 0-4-4-4 or is this considered a 0-4-8-0, (0-4-6-0)? Dont ever recall seeing one on the road. Hmmm. I know my dad was involved with an EMD/OP and it was a total failure. LaGrange, Il. is on the C,B, and Q (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy) road used for EMD real time Dyno testing, and I remember him saying how the towns on the line hated to "hear" the OPs roll through town. I guess really LOUD! View AttachmentView AttachmentF-M tried to cash in on their success with submarine engines in WWII, but they had horrific overheating problems. I guess seawater vs air cooling was too different an animal for them. Ultimately they all succumbed to GM's deep pockets. Interesting that they had an OP. Never heard of that.. also interesting if it was loud. Every OP and two-stroke I've crossed paths with, like the Superior in a dredge named Scrod was as smooth and quiet AF.
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Post by yachtsmanwilly on May 26, 2022 6:58:00 GMT -5
True to two stroke GMs, the blower is the noise maker. Even the FM on the CHEYENNE is loud, and its pulling air in from the roof. As an EMD experiment, who knows what the "loud" was from. Some of it IIRC, was pops talking about engine braking vs dynamic (paralleling on the traction motors) braking, which in two stroke parlance, is a compression release (Jake Brake) arraingement. I can only imagine!
Weird about the WWII sub part. Ive been on bunches and they are either Clevelands or FMs. 50/50?
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