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I might be dating myself here, but around 1980, my hometown railroad (Grand Trunk Western), rebuilt several old ALCO S-4's with Caterpillar engines, and new electricals. These worked very well around the B.C. yards and industrial switching for only 4-5 years. I had the privelage of running one at the "Postum" yard when it was fresh from the shop. I thought it had good response, and adequate power for the assignment. Management however, must have thought otherwise. Within a few years, all 4 CS-9's were set out to pasture. They disappeared in the late 1990's, and I never found out if they were scrapped, or found another home. From what I remember though, they were pretty decent units. Not as much power as the ALCO S-4's whence they came from, but still more responsive than the comparable EMD switchers they were intended to replace. And, yes, these critters could be shut down when not in use.... Although, GTW was so old fashioned at that time, the "Alley-Cats" never seemed to be shut down. <br /> For what it's worth, I recall that these units were equipped with GE "Dash-7" control stands. A bit strange for a company that was at the time trying to standardize on EMD units. <br /> Todd C.
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