> If I'm not mistaken, the U34CH was the catalyst for the U36C. > EL and the > transit folks wanted basically a U33C with an extra 200hp for > HEP, so GE > tweaked the prime mover to get 3600 hp, which was then > offered in a "pure" > freight unit. It wasn't the first time EL helped create a new > locomotive. > When it went back to Alco for another round of roadswitchers, > EL wanted a > C424 with a GE generator, which produced 100 more hp. Voila, the C425. That's correct, the U34CH was the precursor to the U36C. Of course, the EL ended getting some of those, too! :) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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