They forgot to drop in a 645...

Bill Maltby Wrote:
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> In the book :One Man's Locomotives" by Vernon L.
> Smith he states that 3 Alco PA's had their Alco
> 244 engines replaced with EMD engines. The
> original Alco engines were 2000 HP while the
> replacement EMD engines had 1750 HP. He says "the
> converted units of lesser power were reported to
> be rather a disappointment to the operating
> department ... one should never go backwards on
> power outputs for locomotives in important
> mainline services."
>
> Mr. Smith worked in the Santa Fe motive power
> department although he had nothing to do with
> these repowerings.