Bob, et al,
I too have seen some of those ancient diesels still being used around the KC
area.
Up until late last year the Kansas City Star still received its newsprint
via rail. One of the oldest, most beat up SW-1's I ever saw was in use
almost up to the end. Belched smoke, wheezed and lurched down the back
alleys of the city to get to the paper warehouse. Now the Star has a new
printing plant a few blocks from the old location and paper arrives by
truck. Not nearly as interesting.
Roy Inman
on 03/05/2007 09:18 AM, Bob Werre at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was on assignment last week in New Orleans working in a refinery
located along the MIssissippi River. I passed two large export type
grain elevators one ADM and the other Bunge. ADM seemed to have a
modern MP/SW1500 engine, but the Bunge looked like it had a Alco S
switcher of some sort. So even all the modern guys can still use an
engine that was popular 50-60 years ago.
Bob Werre
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