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| GM FT demonstrator set 103 catches the late afternoon sun on the north side of the GMD plant on June 16, 1990. |
By Peter Mumby.
The
locomotive that killed steam - GM's 1939-built FT demonstrator units
that barnstormed the US and convinced railroad executives that diesels
represented the locomotion of the future. Fifty-one years later FT A
and B set 103 was still in existence and able to make the trip to
London, Ontario to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of General Motors
Diesel.
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