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   peterwezeman@hotmail.com to All   
   Cleveland Union Termainl Locomotives   
   20 Mar 15 18:00:16   
   
   I came across pictures of these locomotives, which were used to take passenger   
   trains in and out of the Cleveland Union Terminal when local ordinance did not   
   allow steaming within the city limits:   
      
   http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvnjpeg_img_rec.php?objno=RVN10359   
      
   After the war, when diesels replaced steam locomotives, they were no longer   
   needed in Cleveland. The New York Central then had them modified to run off   
   its third rail system and used them to pull trains in and out of Grand Central   
   Station.   
      
   I find it interesting that the locomotive's superstructure is so much shorter   
   than the undercarriage, about two-thirds the length. I would be interested in   
   any information about why they were designed like this.   
      
   Thank you,   
      
   Peter Wezeman   
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