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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by eolafan</i> <br /><br />What makes it great? The same thing that impressed people with the DDA40X, the G.E. turbines, the SD45 in its time, and recently the SD90 units from EMD...RAW POWER! <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I'm not asking why people are impressed by it. I'm asking why do they say it was the most powerfull steamer, when it it was actually quite weak in tractive effort compared to some other steamers of the time. <br /> <br /> <br />
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