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(erielack) ALCOS

Here's a question that has been in my mind for the last few days:

Alco engines always seemed to accelerate with a blast of dark exhaust
coming out the stack.  I remember hearing this was caused by the
turbocharger lagging.  Could this have been corrected or was it part of the
engine design?  Was it common to all ALCO engines?  I heard stories of
fires breaking out around the exhaust stack of the PA's.  Was this common
to the RS and S units as well?

Ed Montgomery


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