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IS this and H-16-44?
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<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"><FONT face=verdana,geneva size=2>I could be wrong, but I would say no.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That is unless it is one that has been extremely modified.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I don’t see the canted cooling fans, the cab roof is wrong, the short hood is wrong, and I have never seen trucks like those.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The roof of the long hood, the side of the frame, and the steps look about right.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It looks to me like it has been rebuilt with a combination of parts from other locomotives and possibly some homemade features.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The short nose looks like an EMD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It almost seems like the short nose and cab are EMD, and you can see a homemade transition between the cab and the roof of the long hood that was made to join the two features together.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It certainly is a curiosity.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I would like to know what it is.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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