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   Message 1,658 of 3,261   
   John Albert to bob   
   Re: Cleveland Union Termainl Locomotives   
   21 Mar 15 13:38:18   
   
   From: j.albert@snet.net   
      
   On 3/21/15 1:21 PM, bob wrote:   
   > Electric locomotives of that era were heavy but not bulky.   
   > The GG1, under its elegant streamlined   
   > body, is in many ways similar.  With improvements in technology post-war   
   > weights went down, so the number of axles was reduced significantly,   
   > leading to much more compact machines.   
      
   The GG-1 was anything but "not bulky" inside.   
   What space there was, was jam-packed with equipment, leaving little room   
   for a man to move around inside them.   
      
   I know, I spent time "inside them" moving them around!   
      
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