I need this.
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| Posted by FSWood on January 17, 2023 | |
Even if nobody else ever admits it in public I will say that these little GE 25 tonners do possess a certain cuteness factor.
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My favorite form of 25-ton er. It doesn’t try to look like a bus. They are fun to run.
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Makes me wonder how many other "critters" like this are still out there, perhaps abandoned or unused for many years and the wheels might be rusted to the rails. I remember seeing a GE 45-tonner (with side rods) at a company south of Davenport, IA--the engine looked to be in good shape but a look at the wheels told me otherwise. One of my personal favorite small engines was maybe a Plymouth used to shuffle covered hoppers at the former AC&F plant in Huntington, WV many years ago. It didn't have outside bearings like this--you could see the wheels--and it looked to me like a glorified riding mower or lawn tractor! Only saw it once but the memory has stayed. And I have to agree, it would be good to get some rail, ties, and ballast and have my own little short-short line with a critter like this.
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