General American Transportation Corp placed in service at East Chicago and Sharon, Pa, plants, two Model KC 44-ton Diesel mechanical switchers, known as Flexomotives and made at Plymouth Locomotive Works, Plymouth, Ohio; since being installed, locomotives are said to have operated with availability of 98% and with average fuel consumption of 2.7 gal per hr in steady classification service.


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    Title :

    General American replaces steam with diesel switchers


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 107 , n 13


    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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