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<p>[QUOTE="25(2)+2, post: 191331, member: 4147"]I'm not sure how much down time they need before they shut them down, but I'd guess yard engines never are shut down, and regular line locomotives are seldom shut down, the old ones were always running.. They are lightly loaded by the generator or alternator so they would start harder and would also idle warmer than a truck engine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="25(2)+2, post: 191331, member: 4147"]I'm not sure how much down time they need before they shut them down, but I'd guess yard engines never are shut down, and regular line locomotives are seldom shut down, the old ones were always running.. They are lightly loaded by the generator or alternator so they would start harder and would also idle warmer than a truck engine.[/QUOTE]
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