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(erielack) OT: Baldwin/Westinghouse Blue Goose turbine
- Subject: (erielack) OT: Baldwin/Westinghouse Blue Goose turbine
- From: "J. Henry Priebe Jr." <root_@_bluemoon.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:12:37 -0400 (EDT)
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Info on the Baldwin/Westinghouse Blue Goose turbine and a couple of pictures
from Mark Laundry of http://baldwindiesels.railfan.net
I learn something new about trains every day...
Henry
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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:06:20 -0400
From: Mark Laundry
Subject: RE: Oddball Baldwin Diesel
Henry,
It's the Westinghouse experimental gas turbine, nick named the "Blue Goose".
It was built, at least the car body, at Baldwin. Built 1950, scrapped 1952.
Attached are a couple of Baldwin builder's photos.
Found some info on the web:
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/train_notes.html#goose
Mark
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