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Re: 6000 hp units
Author: George Andrews
Date: 02-24-2010 - 15:22

I don't know much about the GE's, but I have read that the 265 - series engine in the 6000 H.P. EMD's, was prone to vibrations that would cause the engine ( crankshaft ? ) to fail. Ewe - Pee sent theirs back to the factory under warranty terms with " No Thanks " written across it. I've also read where railroads decided that 6000 H.P. was too much power in a single unit. Unit reduction from 3 each 4400 H.P. units to 2 each 6000 H.P. units, left no margin for a unit failure enroute.

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  6000 hp units Appendage 02-24-2010 - 10:55
  Re: 6000 hp units mjswans 02-24-2010 - 12:14
  Re: 6000 hp units Ernest H. Robl 02-24-2010 - 14:34
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  Re: 6000 hp units MCL 02-24-2010 - 19:14
  Re: 6000 hp units KD7ZST 02-24-2010 - 23:32
  Re: 6000 hp units dilbert 02-25-2010 - 09:54
  Re: 6000 hp units KD7ZST 02-25-2010 - 10:05
  Re: 6000 hp units Appendage 02-25-2010 - 11:28
  Re: 6000 hp units George Andrews 02-25-2010 - 11:32
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