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Re: Texas State Railroad Engine #8
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:55:29 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava wrote:
   Texas State Railroad ALCO MRS-1 Diesel-Electric locomotive #8. Built in 1953 by ALCO and General Electric, the locomotive was first owned by the United States Army, and then later by the United States Navy. I have not been able to discover any additional information on her.

Ah, the MRS1, those were a cold war wonder. Built for the US government with variable gauge trucks. More here



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  Re: Texas State Railroad Engine #8
 
(...) You know, I've read the Wikipedia article on the MRS-1 already, but somehow I missed the part about the variable gauge trucks - that's awesome. --Tony (14 years ago, 8-Feb-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)

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  Texas State Railroad Engine #8
 
(2 URLs) Gallery> (URL) Texas State Railroad ALCO MRS-1 Diesel-Electric locomotive #8>. Built in 1953 by ALCO and General Electric, the locomotive was first owned by the United States Army, and then later by the United States Navy. I have not been (...) (14 years ago, 1-Feb-11, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)  

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