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Realizing that the engine body is not articulate like the Swiss croc, I would imagine that the prototype would have been pretty fascinating to watch, too. Most anything with side rods has a fascinating "monkey-motion" to it. Must not have been too successful; wasn't there only one ever built?

Paul Fischer
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Originally posted by fisch330:
Must not have been too successful; wasn't there only one ever built?

Paul Fischer


I believe that a total of 25 were made in 4 different subclasses. The very first engine in the class (the one that the MTH model depicts) ran on pantographs using AC power while all the remaining engines used 3rd rail DC power. It wasn't as successful as the DD1s that these were supposed to replace. Something related to poor weight distribution, the side rod design, and the long rigid wheelbase made it unsuitable for long and short distance running; they were taken out of service before the DD1s even though they were newer.
The American crocodile lives in south Florida, is closely related to the Cuban croc and
prefers salt-to-brackish swamp and marshland, unlike the American alligator, as we also have in my area,
which prefers fresh-to-brackish waters. The American crocodile tends to be smaller than the American
alligator (as I recall, the only other alligator species on earth is the Chinese).

Alco made an alligator.

Not relevant, but since when has that stopped us?
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