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NS's battery powered locomotive

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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:34 PM
...or maybe helper service. I see that it has regenerative DB, which would get almost no work as a plant switcher. All that batter acid and electrical potential could make a big mess in a wreck, though,

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:02 PM
This design would probably be useful as a shop switcher or a plant switcher in a hazardous environment such as a chemical plant. It might be good as a plant switcher where duty is relatively light such as a small grain elevator.
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NS's battery powered locomotive
Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:14 AM

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