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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by AntonioFP45</i> <br /><br />I'm a fan of the old U-Boats. I thought I read years back that the early models, like the U25 series, had some annoying problems that mechanics and engine crews were not too fond of. Don't remember if they were electrical or mechanical. Improvements were made with later models. <br /> <br />Anyone know or remember what the problems were? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Yes. They had a 16-notch throttle that was about 3 feet long and situated down low in front of the engineer where only an octopus could manipulate it easily while backing up. The original high-nosed U-25s had a box structure suspended from the cab ceiling that had the throttle attached to it. <br /> <br />The original Cooper-Bessemer engine was not anywhere near as reliable as the 567 used in EMD's -35 engines, but even that engine had its teething troubles. <br /> <br />The records don't indicate how many railroads bought the U-boats in order that EMD should have some competition, since FM and Baldwin were gone and Alco was on the way out (domestically, anyhow). <br /> <br />Old Timer
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