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Show UNION PACIFIC ADDS 35 DIESEL UNITS Thirty-five diesel units will be added to the growing fleet of diesel locomotives by Union Pacific Railroad with delivery scheduled this year on an order just placed with Electro Motive division of General Motors. Totaling To-taling $4,875,000, the order includes in-cludes ten passeneer power units and 25 terminal switchers. Designated Type E-8, the new passenger power units are the most powerful developed, producing pro-ducing 2250 h.p. each. Five of the units will be cab units containing con-taining the engineers' cab and controls and the remaining five will be booster units. These booster units will be operated in conjunction with the cab units to produce five 4500 h.p. |