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Date: 09/15/21 05:22
MILW FM, FM, FM @ KC
Author: valmont

1. H16-44 @ KC  3/14/70
2. H16-44 @ KC  3/18/72
3. H16-66 @ KC  3/17/73
all my shots
How long did these FM's work in Kansas City?
 



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Date: 09/15/21 06:22
Re: MILW FM, FM, FM @ KC
Author: refarkas

A feast for FM lovers.
Bob

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Date: 09/15/21 11:41
Re: MILW FM, FM, FM @ KC
Author: BigSkyBlue

Milwaukee's purchase of 64 MP15's starting in 1975 sent these and a whole lot of other cool units to the deadline.  BSB

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Date: 09/15/21 13:08
Re: MILW FM, FM, FM @ KC
Author: Texican65

Awesome! Does anybody know the engine specs? Model?

I worked on submarine FM diesels...wondering just how similar/different they really were.

Great shots!

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Date: 09/15/21 13:44
Re: MILW FM, FM, FM @ KC
Author: ns2557

Texican65 Wrote:
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> Awesome! Does anybody know the engine specs?
> Model?
>
> I worked on submarine FM diesels...wondering just
> how similar/different they really were.
>
> Great shots!

Shot's 1 & 2  H16-44  8 cylinder 38D8-1/8 Engine rated at 1600hp, 850rpm.  Shot 3 Model H16-66 used the same eng at same RPM only spread over 6 Traction Motors Westinghouse Model 370DEZ. Great book if ya can find it is John Kirklands The Diesel Builders Fairbanks-Morse and Lima Hamilton  by Interurban Press. Lots of info on FM Locomotives.  Ben

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