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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Vogon_Glory

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1. Those were great machines. I consider myself lucky

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:43 AM

Nov 5

to have seen some of them in service. They were big brutes, they could run fast, and they were versatile.

Much of my pleasure in watching them was looking at them and knowing that they were great feats of American engineering, designed and built at a time when American railroad engineering was near the forefront of railroad technology, and knowing that they had long, productive careers.

Our forebears could really build cool stuff back in the day.

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On October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 OP

Those were great machines. I consider myself lucky Vogon_Glory Nov 5 #1

They were incredible machines. DEbluedude Nov 5 #2

What a beautiful machine. Years ago, I really wanted one for my model railroad. Never had the savings for it . . . Ramsey Barner Nov 5 #3

Thanks for this- BlueSky3 Nov 5 #4

+1 Hiawatha Pete Nov 7 #5