Leroy Wrote:
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> SP 0-6-0 Wrote:
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> > Strange looking critter! Never heard of it.
> >
> > Wikipedia says:
> >
> > "The solitary EMC transfer locomotive classified
> T
> > was built in May 1936 for the Illinois Central
> > Railroad as their No. 9201, but soon renumbered
> as
> > 9202.
> > The bodywork was built by St. Louis Car Company
> > and the electrical equipment was by General
> > Electric.
> > The main frame rested on two subframe bolsters
> > which were articulated together; the four
> two-axle
> > trucks were mounted to the bolsters, giving it
> a
> > B-B+B-B wheel arrangement.
> >
> > The locomotive was a center-cab design, with
> twin
> > hoods extending in both directions, each
> > containing a V12 Winton 201-A diesel engine of
> 900
> > hp (670 kW), giving 1,800 hp (1,300 kW).
> > The locomotive's main underframe sagged over
> time,
> > and was returned to EMD for straightening and
> > gusseting for extra strength. The locomotive
> was
> > scrapped in 1950."
> >
> >
> [en.wikipedia.org]
>
> > witchers#T
> >
> >
> [live.staticflickr.com]
>
> > 31d0a1c_b.jpg
>
> I guess they added the angle shape walks when it
> was shopped (seen in this photo)
> [donsdepot.donrossgroup.net]
> pg

The walkways were still flat. Those gussets were attached to the
side sills to stop the sagging. If the walkways were angled, the
handrails would have angled, too.