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CSX has equipped a good number of their older EMD units with standby engines. These are basicaly 100 to 200 HP generator sets that will keep the coolant above freezing, keep the air and battery charged. Here in Michigan, they have not been very succesful though. Grand Rapids alone has had several totaled out 645 blocks due to the inability of these "APU'S" to keep the blocks warm enough. Frozen and cracked blocks are the biggest evil, sometimes it just gets cold enough that the big engines won't even crank due to the cold. <br /> Another shining example of "management" trying to save a buck. Sure, APU's might do just fine and dandy in Jacksonville Florida, but in the real world, I don't think so.... <br /> What they REALLY need to do is figure out a way to put anti-freeze in an EMD engine without ruining the crankshaft bearings. <br /> If you have ever seen the cost of a rebuild of a 567/645, you'll know what I mean.... <br /> Todd C.
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