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Re: Forgive my ignorance
Author: George Andrews
Date: 01-12-2010 - 10:17

Mike, Espee # 9800 ( ex # 9150 / exx # 9118 ), is an Alco C - 643( also called a DH - 643 ). This unit & 2 sisters were the last in a series of Diesel - Hydraulic locomotives built @ Espee request, & used a 12 cylinder / 2150 HP 251 series hooked to a Voith hydraulic transmission & driveshafts, to power each 3 axle truck. These " Alco - hoylics " were almost all American - made( except the German transmissions ), and Espee hoped they would be more reliable than the 1st generation units from Krauss - Maffei of Germany, which used Maybach diesels. Typical of late - model Alcos, they were powerful but unreliable, & spent more time stored than running. All 3 were scrapped.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Three SP from 73 Steve Sloan 01-12-2010 - 08:49
  Forgive my ignorance Mike Stimpson 01-12-2010 - 09:20
  Re: Forgive my ignorance Sam Reeves 01-12-2010 - 09:22
  Re: Forgive my ignorance George Andrews 01-12-2010 - 10:17
  Re: Forgive my ignorance WAF 01-12-2010 - 12:55
  Once again thanks! Steve Sloan 01-12-2010 - 14:52
  Re: Forgive my ignorance Mike Stimpson 01-12-2010 - 15:55
  Re: Three SP from 73 Tom Moungovan 01-13-2010 - 16:41
  Re: Three SP from 73 WAF 01-13-2010 - 17:11
  Re: Three SP from 73 OPRRMS 01-13-2010 - 17:54
  Re: Three SP from 73 Steve Sloan 01-13-2010 - 18:00
  Re: Three SP from 73 OPRRMS 01-13-2010 - 19:50
  Re: m.u.'d S-6's Tom Moungovan 01-13-2010 - 20:22
  Re: m.u.'d S-6's Steve Sloan 01-13-2010 - 20:47
  Re: Three SP from 73 WAF 01-14-2010 - 06:46
  Re: Three SP from 73 OPRRMS 01-14-2010 - 12:44


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