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Show r - ' t . - . -I " '.J1-- . 'i . , " -! , ;? J fif ....- - j r I '".-.. ' i ' V ' ' 1 -.. Ova,, - ' L - - - ' , - -! m j Most I'owt-rful Kultroiid Locomotive Arthur E. Stoddard, President Presi-dent of Union 1'iu-lflc Itailroad, Is shown with a model of the new 8500 horsepower gas turbine-electric locomotive. The railroad has Just placed an order for 15 of the motive units with (ieneral Klectric and has expressed ex-pressed Intent to purchase two additional blocks of llftcen each. The 45 high speed freight locomotives will cost In excess of $38,000,000. President Stoddard said, "This power will aid our program for handling han-dling our expanding freight traffic load more efficiently." |