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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by jchnhtfd</i> <br />[I believe you are correct on that. On the FL-9s, the A-1-A rear truck was there to carry the extra weight of the transformer and control equipment for the electric running.[/quote] <br /> <br />What transformer? Why would you need to change 600 Volts DC into anything else to be able to operate 600 Volt DC traction motors? Some extra relays sure, some resistance grids probably, but no heavy transformer.
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