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Brian Norden

November 07, 2007 08:49PM

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Sorry, apparently EMD has never made a 36" gauge traction motor. I doubt CATS intends to let gauge go 3-3/8" wide, bad things tend to happen.

Dan, EMD did deliver two orders of 3' gauge C-C locomotives with conventional mount motors. These were for Columbia; 16 in 1963 and 11 in 1964. These were model GR-12 rated at 1310HP.

My information is from the recent book La Segunda Mula de Hierro. I am told that the recent issue of "Latin Rails" (I have yet to subscribe) had an article about these locomotives.

Brian Norden

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SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	bcp	November 06, 2007 12:15PM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	Herb Kelsey	November 06, 2007 02:02PM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	Curtis_F	November 06, 2007 02:37PM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	Keith	November 06, 2007 03:58PM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	Dan Robirds	November 07, 2007 09:10AM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge	Brian Norden	November 07, 2007 08:49PM
Re: SD40-2 conversion to narrow gauge [English version]	Adam Wright	November 06, 2007 04:40PM
Thanks Adam	Dave Bates	November 07, 2007 08:06AM

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