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Brand-new St. Paul Union Depot GE 44-tonner 441 is seen at the terminal in 1941.
General Electric photo
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If I remember correctly one SPUD switcher had some of the fuel tank cut off to make the weight low enough so that a fireman was not needed as referenced by a 1937 or so fireman’s union agreement.
If I remember correctly one SPUD switcher had some of the fuel tank cut off to make the weight low enough so that a fireman was not needed as referenced by a 1937 or so fireman’s union agreement.
Ed Burns