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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Randy Stahl</i> <br /><br />Actually the first internal combustion locomotives were switch engines, like the Ingersoll rand machines etc. I think the Winton powered SC proceeded any of the road locomotives. Keep in mind also that the first diesels were pretty low powered machines. The building block principle had not yet been invented . for example the CB&Q Zepher, was a stand alone trainset, very low horsepower not suited for freight service for sure. Remember that the good old steam engine was a stand alone machine that could pull 100 cars. No contemporary diesel could do that . EMD , with the FT used multiple low HP machines with semi permanent drawbars and called them ONE locomotive. <br />Randy <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Actually, the first gas electrics were self propelled passenger cars. Randy, a really good book on the history of dieselization is Garmany's "Southern Pacific Dieselization." <br /> <br />Jim
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