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- From: atrw0176@cellar.org (Atrw93)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: GE chugging
- Message-ID: <FsoiuB2w164w@cellar.org>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 02:58:38 GMT
- References: <1992Nov18.145240.16329@bony1.bony.com>
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- billg@bony1.bony.com (Bill Gripp) writes:
- >
- >
- > > They share more than that...GE's FDL-16 has the same bore, stroke, and RPM
- > >as the Alco 251. I made some recordings of GBW C424's last summer, and
- > >was surprised at how similar they sounded to the B23-7's I got on the ATSF.
- >
- > Speaking of Alco, ever notice how the older ones idle just above
- > "stall"? I remember listening to CNJ RS3's and NYS&W RS1's idling.
- > You'd swear they would stall at any moment. But they never did, they
- > just kept on.
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- Don't overlook the fact that the Alcos, 539, 244, & 251 as well as
- all of the GE engines are four cycle engines (like most cars)
- and that EMD stuck with the two cycle concept (like your B&S
- lawn mower engine). The near stall sound on the Alcos was due to the
- GE electric governor cycling.
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