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Robin Barnes - Railway Art and History |
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Ingalls, of Pensacagoula, Mississippi, was a major shipbuilder which
after World War 2 decided to broaden its product line by introducing
a range of diesel railway locomotives. In the event, only one was ever
completed, in June 1946, maker's number 1501. Of B-B wheel
arrangement and having a 1500 hp Superior 8-cylinder engine, it ran
trials on a number of railroads prior to becoming Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
1900. It worked around Mobile until 1966, a fair lifespan for a 'one-off' design, when it
went to EMD as a trade-in. The latter offered it at scrap value for preservation, but there
were no takers, which is unfortunate in that it was a most interesting machine, in a number of
respects well ahead of its time. It is seen here at Mobile, still new, in the maroon and red
livery which surely must be one of the most stylish ever applied to a fleet of non-steam
railway locomotives.
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