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To: atc23

I think that’s the weight of a locomotive. The engine within such a locomotive is only about 30,000 pounds or 15 tons.


22 posted on 05/04/2014 4:00:44 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

I think that’s close to the reverse of it, they’re mostly engine, and then there’s generator, resistor banks, 10-15 tons of fuel slung under it, running gear and body.


23 posted on 05/04/2014 4:28:47 PM PDT by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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