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Great Northern F3A with plow
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Author:  Richard Glueck [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Great Northern F3A with plow
These three photographs came into my temporary possession along with some other drawings which will be sent to a permanent preservation facility. Commonwealth Casting was trying to sell locomotive mounted plows for F units to a potential buyer. These three photos were included in the ad pitch. Thought I'd share.

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Might be of interest to somebody.
Author:  filmteknik [ Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Great Northern F3A with plow
Someone else who believed in the F5! (re recent brief discussion on TO)
Author:  Howard P. [ Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Great Northern F3A with plow
The F5 is mentioned in EMD's Catalog 90 (the massive, multi-volume EMD master parts catalog), so yes, it is "real".

Commonwealth was another railroad supply company that was watching as 95% of it's product line became buggy whips in 1950, as steam went away. They had to try anything to stay alive. These didn't sell very well, though.

Howard P.
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