New to the forum, but I have been in the railroad equipment export business since 1980. I'll start with some photos of the first of 220 GE C36-7's that my company loaded in Newport News, VA in 1984. Here is a link to the photos. http://s1355.photobucket.com/user/pjw19 ... cos%201984" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Very interesting stuff. GE sold the locos "FOB Erie", which forced the Chinese buyer to do the work of getting the export license. 145 of the units were sold with bogies, and 75 without, though kits were supplied. The wheels were steam locomotive "Tyre" style, which required a special FRA permit to move. The tires were also painted white, which required another permit. As you can see, elaborate cribbing was made to support the bogies. The fit was so tight in the ship that many of the fuel sight glasses were broken. So we bought a case of them to serve as replacements when they were discharged in China. There is a bunch more to tell, but I'll stop here so I don't wear out my welcome. Thanks for having me. pjw1967
Very interesting stuff. GE sold the locos "FOB Erie", which forced the Chinese buyer to do the work of getting the export license. 145 of the units were sold with bogies, and 75 without, though kits were supplied. The wheels were steam locomotive "Tyre" style, which required a special FRA permit to move. The tires were also painted white, which required another permit. As you can see, elaborate cribbing was made to support the bogies. The fit was so tight in the ship that many of the fuel sight glasses were broken. So we bought a case of them to serve as replacements when they were discharged in China. There is a bunch more to tell, but I'll stop here so I don't wear out my welcome. Thanks for having me. pjw1967