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Old 02-04-2012, 03:22 AM   #23 (permalink)
Ladogaboy
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
I like hydraulic hybrid trains.

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Mech
Haha!

Either way, converting over to full-electric from diesel-electric would be a good idea, but I'd be concerned with the cost of developing that infrastructure. The system would have to provide almost 5,000 amps of current to each engine.
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