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EMD H-15

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EMD H-15
Posted by BNSF_GP60M on Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:43 AM

What is an H-15? I know the Seaboard Coast Line had one but was it a rebuilt or something?

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=229129&nseq=349

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:51 AM
SCL actually had eight of them.  They were SD35's and SDP35'S (four each) that were re-engined or de-rated to 1500 HP and had various electrical modifications permitting them to serve as heavy switchers and hump pushers.
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Posted by J. Edgar on Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:10 PM

 i dont know the details but that engine in the picture has been re-powered....as you can see the 4 exhaust stacks as opposed to the single turbo stack....unless...were SD-35's turbo'ed???

i know the GP-35 was turbo'ed so i am assuming the SD was too

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Posted by BNSF_GP60M on Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:27 PM
Thanks for the info. I was wondering because to me it just looked like a SD35 with a four stack manifold.

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