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[quote]QUOTE: <br />F for fourteen hundred horsepower <br />T for twelve hundred horsepower <br />S for six hundred horsepower <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />The are correct, however, over time, EMD applied different standings for these abbreviations, for example: <br /> <br />F evolved to stand for "F"reight (hence F unit, passenger versions had a P added ex: FP7, which signified "P"assenger) <br /> <br />T evolved to stand for "T"ransfer (used on TR1, TR2, 3, and so on, these were semi-permentaly coupled (drawbar) cow/calf switcher sets intended for transfer service) <br /> <br />S evolved to stand fo "S"witcher (used on all SC and SW switchers, the C stood for "C"ast frame (only very early units) and the W stood for "W"elded frame (SW1 and on)
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