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Discussion of General Electric locomotive technology. Current official information can be found here: www.getransportation.com.

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 #975081  by Allen Hazen
 
Look at the handrails alon the side of the unit: there is a second railing halfway down the stanchions, not just a single, top, railing as on U.S. domestic units. Hood-type locomotives for Australia also have this feature: I think it may be required as a safety feature (Australian laws about work-place safety being, I think, stronger than those in backwards countries like the U.S.).
 #1019149  by MEC407
 
More videos of these units in action. Thanks to Philip Wormwald for the links!
Philip Wormwald via GElocos group wrote:An empty Westbound coal train exits the last tunnel before the summit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf_UbkRF2L0

Another Westbound train, this time recorded East of the previously mentioned
tunnel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAtoewXD4So

A variation of the previous one, recorded just before sunset:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFrptTq7H1M

The last Westbound for now, seen here just before the summit, in great
light:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8pfzWpyLjA

Then we go to the other side of the pass, to record some (Much heavier!)
Eastbounds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGAon5HPREA (Banked by a DF4B!)

And this time an even heavier coal train, pulled by a HXN5 and banked by two
DF4B's!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U4wSdl10to

Man, the GEVO-16 with twin turbos is a NICE sound!