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    What's this diesel?

    Railroad Joe the ALCO 251 engine started field use in ALCO Plant Switcher #6 in about 1951 or 1952. The C415's were the first use of the ALCO 8V-251 engine. You missed it by a few years. :)
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    Little Rock & Western

    The steel cages are to prevent theft or to make the copper thieves work harder!
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    California Dreamin'

    Jim: Both Rio Grande and Western Pacific regularly used F7s on the California Zephyr, although the Western Pacific's were F7B units #804B and 805B. :) The Rio Grande had the following F7s delivered with steam generators: 5552-5553, 5562-5563, and 5571-5574. Steam generators were added to...
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    a Georgia Pacific switcher and 2 idiots,engine ID please

    The diesel in the video is either a GP7 or GP9 that has been chop nosed. Not enough detail to tell exactly which one, but very EMD early Geep. Did you get a road number?
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    Jefferson County Historical Museum

    Is Lynn Gaines still at the Museum. He used to be a Cotton Belt operator. His wife Elilzabeth is secretary of CBRHS.
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