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What's your favorite sounding prime mover & why?
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">I like the sounds of diesels in general compared to gasoline engines.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All diesels sound good when they are working hard.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I was once invited in to tour a power plant in Kissimmee, Florida.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They had several big diesels in there all working hard as it was a cold snap in the area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There was one big room about the size of a gymnasium with about six Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston diesels thundering away.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Diesels also sound nice when starting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Starting them in cold weather can be an unbelievable ordeal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here is a locomotive being started in England.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I am not sure what type of engine it is, but it sure sounds nice.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It takes awhile to start, so bear with it until 1:29</FONT></P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT> <P mce_keep="true"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG91fYHcm-k&feature=related"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG91fYHcm-k&feature=related</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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