I can't believe they were still around that late. i wish I was not 16 and did not give a hoot that year. i would have been all over that!
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I've never seen those locomotives operating without tenders.
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Actually, disregard my previous comment. There's no way these two units could operate like this, because the turbine was located in the "B" section. If I remember right, the "A" section had a small diesel engine that was only useful for moving the locomotive (without any cars) or for starting the turbine.
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The gas turbine concept should be re-visited. According to Boone Pickens, if America converted all 18-wheelers from diesel to natural gas, we could lower our dependence on OPEC by 50%. Isn't it amazing that technology used by Union Pacific 50 years ago could now come back as a way to make our country energy sufficient? Great photo, John
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