| THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WAS
SHOWING OFFTHESE GP-7 DEMOS IN THE EARLY 50S IN ORDER TO
CONVINCE RAILROADS TO DROP THEIR STEAM ENGINES IN FAVOR
OF DIESEL POWER. SDVSNCS IN TECHNOLOGY GIVE THE DIESEL
ALL THE ADVANTAGES EXCEPT FOR ONE: STREAM ENGINES HAVE
SOUL- DIESELS NOT SO MUCH. |
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AMERICAN FLYER FRST PRODUCED THE 370, WHICH HAD A
DRAW BAR ARRANGEMENT IN LIEU OF LINK COUPLERS. THIS
ENABLED THE LOCO TO ACT AS A SWITCHER BUT REDUCED ITS
PULLING CAPACITY CONSIDERABLY. |
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THE NEXT SILVER GM DEMONSTRRATOR WAS THE 371 WHICH
REPLACED THE LINK DRAWBAR ARRANGE,EMT ON THE 370 WITH
KNUCKLE COUPLES. |
| 5C2-
MORE GP-7 AF DIESEELS |
THERE IS ALSO AN OBSCURE 375 GM DEMONSTRAOTR WHICH
WAS MADE IN ORDER STRICTLY TO USE UP OLD PARTS- I
SUSPECT. |
