Central of Georgia locomotives remembered

…cab. After the Southern takeover in 1963, Central of Georgia locomotives began receiving Southern’s black-and-imitation aluminum “tuxedo” scheme, although with Central of Georgia lettering and keeping their original road numbers…. […]

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8 diesel locomotive breakthroughs

…shared technology. They both used spring-loaded pantographs, whose carbon brushes grabbed 600-volt DC power from above, sending electricity to axle-mounted traction motors. Their series-wound shunt motors were ideal for variable… […]

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