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Post by jmlaboda on Apr 27, 2013 13:21:27 GMT -5
Can anyone tell me when it was that FM started offering General Electric electrical systems as an option vs. the Westinghouse electricals that previously had been regularly offered? I know that the Virginian preferred the G.E. equipment but would like to knoa if other lines also specified such.
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Post by m a y o r 79 on Apr 28, 2013 8:22:47 GMT -5
I dont know the answer but did it make an external difference on how locos looked?
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Post by jmlaboda on Apr 28, 2013 12:23:18 GMT -5
Not at all... it was all inside. The difference was more reliable operation as far as the electricals go but there was no way of identifying the electricals from the exterior.
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Post by annarborfan on Apr 28, 2013 13:42:41 GMT -5
Used Westinghouse on equipment built from 1944-1949, after 1949 FM came out with their own and offered Westinghouse too. In 1953 Westinghouse withdrew from the market and GE was offered as a alternative. Cutler-Hammer supplied some equipment on early units. Information taken from Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years by Louis A. Marre
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Post by jmlaboda on Apr 29, 2013 8:33:47 GMT -5
Thanks so very much for the answer... I do appreciate it!!!{/i]
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