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Old 02-11-2012, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by OVERULD View Post
That's a pretty awesome engine right there. Not as big as an engine in a big ship, but still pretty cool!
Actually they're exactly as big as the engines in (some) ships. My first two LSTs each had 6 ALCO 251 16-cylinder engines. (ALCO = American Locomotive Company) Other LSTs in the 1179-class had GM EMD 645 16-cylinder engines.

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