J Wrote:
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> Correct - load testing is a shop procedure to
> check on the performance of the locomotive as if
> it were pulling a train. Older locomotives had
> their main generators linked by cable often looped
> out the cab window to an external load - I've seen
> a load box made from a dynamic brake assembly and
> roof hatch fan that looked like they came from an
> F7. Newer units can generate the load using their
> own dynamic brake systems.
Here's another example:
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Sierra Railroad purchased the short hood and dynamic brake assembly from SP Baldwin AS616 #5247 after it was retired and sold for scrap, for use with their load box at their Oakdale, California, diesel shop.